G-20 vows to aid global economy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that “we are at war with a virus — and not winning it” despite dramatic measures by countries to seal their borders, shutter businesses and enforce home isolation for well over a quarter of the world’s population.

The Group of 20 nations, which faces criticism for not taking cohesive action against the virus or its economic impact, vowed to work together. G-20 members said they are collectively injecting more than $4.8 trillion into the global economy to counteract the social and financial effects of the pandemic.