The UN chief launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devastating socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling on everyone to "act together to lessen the blow to people".
"The new coronavirus disease is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people's livelihoods", said Secretary-General António Guterres, pointing out that the potential longer-term effects on the global economy and individual countries are "dire".
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