We need a 'war economy' to deal with coronavirus crisis, UN chief tells Euronews
"We are living in a war situation with this virus, we need to deal with it with a war economy."
They were the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres as he used an interview with Euronews to call for a clear and coordinated global response to the coronavirus crisis.
Guterres said he wanted to mobilise a double digit percentage of the global economy to "break not bend" the growth curve of coronavirus.
And it is not only breaking the curve of the virus that should be at the forefront of global efforts, he said, but to also seize the dramatic situation "as an opporunity" to create an economy that is more inclusive and sustainable going forward.
"Many things will change, I would say irreversibly in our lives," he told Euronews.