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Covid-19 gives 'window' into how bio-terrorist attack may unfold: UN chief

Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the "fight of a generation -- and the raison d'être of the United Nations itself."

UN Secretary General António Guterres (above) has invited world leaders to a Climate Action Summit on September 23 in New York
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Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the “fight of a generation -- and the raison d'être of the United Nations itself.”

Press Trust of India
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided a “window” into how a bio-terrorist attack might unfold across the world, UN chief Antonio Guterres said, issuing a strong warning that non-state groups could gain access to “virulent strains” that could pose similar devastation to societies around the globe.
 
The Secretary-General listed pressing risks to the world due to the pandemic as he addressed the powerful UN Security Council, which for the first time discussed the coronavirus crisis in a closed video-conference session on Thursday under the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.
 
Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the “fight of a generation

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