ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, yesterday stressed the need to join efforts globally, in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The world has not yet recovered from the difficulties and restrictions caused by COVID-19, and effective results could only be achieved through cooperation, Putin said, at a meeting via video link, with representatives of world news agencies.
“If sources of COVID-19 infections remain somewhere in the world, then they can again trigger a spread globally,” he said at the meeting, on the sidelines of the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The Russian leader believes that, economic benefits should not be a priority at this point.
“We need to prioritise humanitarian issues and the fight for the health and lives of people,” Putin said.– NNN-TASS
