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A Revolutionary Guard member disinfects a car to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.  Iran is battling the worst outbreak in the region and authorities have advised people to stay at home but have not imposed the kinds of lockdowns seen elsewhere. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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World leaders vow to coordinate virus response in video call
March 26, 2020 2:25 p.m.

World leaders vow to coordinate virus response in video call

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus – and not winning it” despite dramatic measures by countries to seal their borders, shutter businesses and enforce home isolation for well over a quarter of the world's population.