NEW YORK/TOKYO -- The World Health Organization and other global institutions are essential to fighting the new coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a Group of Seven leaders videoconference on Thursday, a position that was echoed in a group statement released after the meeting.
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