I do not mean to say that the rest of the world has no impact on us. Clearly we are as vulnerable, if not more so, to the vagaries of our trading partners as we have ever been.
To this end, recovery will be faster and broader if every country avoids national retrenchment and ensures the free flow of vital medical supplies, critical agricultural products, and other goods and services across borders, and if we all work to resolve disruptions to the global supply chains.