G-7 leaders vow to share best intelligence on coronavirus

Health and finance ministers to meet weekly online for coordinating response

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President Donald Trump is seen in the Situation Room of the White House with his coronavirus response team in January. The president took part in the video conference with G-7 leaders from this room. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Group of Seven leaders said they will "marshal the full power" of their governments in a coordinated response to COVID-19, after holding an emergency meeting online Monday.

"We are committed to doing whatever is necessary to ensure a strong global response through closer cooperation and enhanced coordination of our efforts," the leaders said in a joint statement after their first-ever virtual meeting, which U.S. President Donald Trump attended from the White House Situation Room.

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