UN chief laments lackluster COVID pandemic response
14 December 2020 |
1:00 pm
During a special UN summit on the coronavirus, Antonio Guterres took aim at world leaders who rejected facts about the pandemic. "When countries go in their own direction, the virus goes in every direction," he said.
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