G20 countries pledge over $21 billion to fund fight Covid-19 pandemic

The announcement comes after the G20 countries injected more than USD5 trillion into the global economy in late March

Member countries of the Group of 20 on Friday pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the group said on Saturday.

"The G20, with invited countries, has coordinated the global efforts to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, G20 members and invited countries have pledged over $21 billion to support funding in global health," the forum said in a statement cited by Sputnik news agency.

The announcement comes after the G20 countries injected more than $5