Sad indictment of 'America first'

If ever there were a moment for the world to realize the urgency of working in a united way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, it is surely when the statistical global death toll reached 500,000 and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 10 million.

With the World Health Organization warning that the pandemic has not yet reached its peak, and urging countries to do everything they can to suppress transmission of the virus and save lives, it should be evident that no country can overcome the problems alone.

From the experience of China and other countries, as long as the government acts swiftly and decisively and gains the cooperation of the whole of society, this public health threat is controllable.