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<p>The UK is engaging with the World Health Organisation and other international partners,
including G20 counterparts, to contain COVID-19 and mitigate secondary health and
socio-economic impacts.</p><p>We have committed up to £744 million of UK aid to combat
COVID-19 and to reinforce the global effort to find a vaccine. This includes helping
developing countries manage the crisis by supporting the operations of the UN, the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as well as the provision
of expert advice; supporting the International Monetary Fund to relieve debt servicing
pressures on countries struggling with the virus; and supporting international scientific
efforts to develop diagnosis tests and vaccines.</p><p>G7 Finance Ministers and Central
Bank Governors recently collectively committed to do whatever is needed to restore
confidence and economic growth and to protect jobs, businesses, and the resilience
of the financial system.</p>
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