Around the world parliamentarians are laser-focused on action to save lives and save livelihoods. As I write, the death toll from COVID-19, mounting every day, has now reached well over 400,000 people. Every single lost life is a tragedy. Sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, a brother, a sister, a grandparent, aunt, uncle, a friend. Many have died alone. Many were denied a chance to be there with their loved ones in their final moments. Our shared trauma will scar our communities for many years to come.