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2020.03.14 02:21 GMT+8

G7 schedules extraordinary leaders summit over COVID-19 outbreak

Updated 2020.03.14 02:21 GMT+8
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced the G7 extraordinary Leaders Summit through his Twitter account.

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries will hold an extraordinary leaders summit by video conference on Monday to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

"Following my call with Donald Trump and all G7 leaders, we agreed to organize an extraordinary Leaders Summit by video conference on Monday on Covid-19. We will coordinate research efforts on a vaccine and treatments, and work on an economic and financial response," Macron wrote on Twitter.

The meeting comes as the world continues to record COVID-19 cases, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting more new cases outside China in recent weeks.

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