International community scrambles to confront global threat

The World

So far, multilateral diplomacy hasn’t been used to effectively beat back the coronavirus outbreak. Nicholas Burns, the former US ambassador to NATO, talks with The World’s Marco Werman about what steps the international community could be taking together to confront the contagion, and who has the power to lead a global effort. 

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