The United States backed a United Nations call for an “immediate global ceasefire” on Tuesday as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that “the fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war” and “that is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world: It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus on the true fight of our lives.”