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We continue welcoming them now. We may have to group some of them to get through as many as we can and we may edit for brevitys sake. As you send in questions, please submit only one per outlet. With that, president malpass, over to you. Thank you and good morning to everyone. Im happy to speak to all of you. You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon, virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week th
You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of healthy and coping in these people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week that the g20 took up our joint call to provide a suspension in debt service to bilateral creditors during the crisis. Chris and i worked hard on this and supported it and were happy to see it done. Its a powerful, fastacting initiative that can bring real benefits to the poor. In respo
The Virtual Press briefing is an hour. The springto meetings 2020 Virtual Press bankrence with world president david malpass. President malpass will give weef opening remarks and will turn to your questions. Thank you to all the reporters from around the world who have been submitting questions. We may have to group some of to get through as many as we can and we may edit for brevitys sake. You send in questions, please submit only one per outlet. With that, president malpass, over to you. Malpass thank you and good morning to everyone. Im happy to speak to all of you. Wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. To express my deepest condolences to the millions of around the world suffering from covid19 and who one to the loved pandemic. I just concluded a very virtual dialogue, low ouron virtual dialogue with Development Committee. I was joined by managing the i. M. F. And it was good
President ial race over to research and joe biden on super tuesday. And then spoil him pick president thomas tells assy its full steam ahead for this years games back insists the Tokyo Olympics are still on course to begin in july despite the color Virus Outbreak. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that shortages of protective gear like mosques are leaving Health Workers dangerously ill equipped in the fight against coronavirus south koreas president has declared war on the corona virus after nearly a 1000 people were infected in one day taking the total to more than 5000 there iran says 800 new infections have been discovered there including the countrys Emergency Services chief 23 m. P. s also have the virus italy has seen its highest number of deaths in just one day 79 people fell victim to the virus and authorities warned they may quarantine more towns and japans olympics minister said. The tokyo games could be postponed until later this year globally more than 90