G-7 foreign ministers reaffirm cooperation on coronavirus response

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Wednesday reaffirmed their cooperation in tackling the global coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.Speaking to reporters in Tokyo following a teleconference with his G-7 counterparts, Motegi said they agreed on the need to coordinate efforts to develop a treatment for COVID-19, and to closely communicate in imposing temporary travel restrictions.More than 19,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus that was first reported in central China late last year, with more than 438,000 confir…READ FULL ARTICLE