G7 Leaders Commit to ‘Doing Whatever is Necessary’ to Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic

(L-R) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a working lunch during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 26, 2019. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Leaders of some of the most powerful countries in the world vowed on Monday to “doing whatever is necessary” to respond to the new coronavirus pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus, started in China last year before spreading around the world.