Covid-19: According to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, the world needs to be ready for a virus that is “even deadlier” than Covid, which has reportedly killed at least 20 million people, according to The Independent. The Covid-19 epidemic is no longer a health emergency, according to the global health organisation.
Dr. Tedros Calls for Advancement in Pandemic-Prevention Talks
Dr. Tedros stated at the organization’s annual health meeting in Geneva that it was time to move the pandemic-prevention talks forward. The WHO director raised the warning that the Covid-19 pandemic is still very much alive and well during a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Tedros, there is still a risk that a new variation will appear and trigger new outbreaks of illness and fatalities. And there is still a risk that a new disease with even greater capacity for death will appear.
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Nations Warned Against Delaying Pandemic Preparedness
He issued a dire warning, saying that nation states could not “kick this can down the road” and that the next pandemic would “come knocking” on their doors. Nine priority diseases that represent the greatest threat to public health have been designated by the WHO. According to the reports, they were considered to be the most dangerous due to a lack of treatment or their potential to start a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic, the most serious health disaster in a century, caught everyone off guard and unprepared, he said, according to reports. “Covid-19 has upended our world during the past three years. The recorded death toll is close to seven million, but we know the real number is at least 20 million. Who will implement the necessary modifications if we don’t? And when will we make them, if not now? he asked during the annual health assembly. He stated that we need to be prepared to respond decisively, jointly, and fairly when the next epidemic strikes, which it will.
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