Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Dear colleagues and friends, It is an honour to partner with the Aspen Security Forum for our regular press conference.
I want to extend my sincerest thanks to Aspen and NBC for inviting Dr. Mike Ryan, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove and I to speak with you today.
The events of the last seven months are a tragic reminder of the insecurity and instability that disease can cause. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world.
It has stress tested our political, economic, cultural and social infrastructure. And found us wanting. It has pushed the limits of health systems both weak and strong, leaving no country untouched.