The first Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement is 👉bit.ly/345MP7T Here are our 10 priority actions:
1. Track down the origins of the virus in an open, scientific, and unbiased way not influenced by geopolitical rivalries.
2. Continue to suppress the epidemic through a proven package of non-pharmaceutical interventions—and learn from countries in Asia-Pacific.
3. Base policies on scientific evidence and stop politicians from subverting that evidence.
4. Collect and publish timely and internationally consistent data on the state of the pandemic, including on the humanitarian and economic consequences.
5. Ensure universal access to tools to fight COVID-19—testing, medicines, and future vaccines.
6. Secure access to emergency financing from the IMF/WB for low and middle income countries.
7. Urgently put in place protections for vulnerable groups.
8. Prepare for a deep restructuring of global finances, including debt relief and new forms of international financing.
9. Economic recovery will be based on public investment in green, digital, and inclusive technologies.
10. We must support and strengthen multilateralism—UN institutions and the UN Charter—resisting any attempts at a new Cold War.
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