Coronavirus: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls for global alliance
02 April 2020 |
7:44 am
In an opinion for a British newspaper, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and four other world leaders have pled for global cooperation. Rapid testing and vaccines for vulnerable populations are key, they said.
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