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G20 determined to use all tools to contain pandemic, save jobs, incomes

A final joint statement will be released by leaders from the United States, China and other Group of 20 nations after they meet by video conference on Saturday

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In the draft, the leaders noted that the coronavirus crisis had hit the most vulnerable in society hardest

Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal | Reuters BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON

2 min read Last Updated : Nov 21 2020 | 1:58 AM IST

G20 nations are determined to continue doing everything possible to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, warning in a draft communique that the global economic recovery remains "uneven, highly uncertain, and subject to elevated downside risks".

Bringing the pandemic under control is the key to supporting a global economic recovery, the G20 leaders said in the draft, excerpts of which were obtained by Reuters. A final joint statement will be released by leaders from the United States, China and other Group of 20 nations after they meet by video conference on Saturday.

In the draft, the leaders noted that the coronavirus crisis

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