UN chief asks for "immediate global ceasefire" in amid of pandemic

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed for an "immediate global ceasefire" to protectthe vulnerable civilians from the affected zones due to pandemic coronavirus, March 23. He said in a brief speech at UN headquarters in New York, "The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war... that is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world." Syria have already been torn in 10 years of war, and recorded its first case of Covid-19 virus. "It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives," Guterres stated. "Silence the guns; stop the artillery; end the air strikes." The UN is expected to unveil a detailed worldwide plan for humanitarian with a creation of fund dedicated to the international fight against the virus on Wednesday, March 25.