‘A New Pandemic is About to Begin, But the World is Not Ready For It,’ Says WHO Head

The World Health Organization (WHO) is again sounding the alarm about new viral diseases, which could develop into a pandemic at any time. In particular, this topic was raised by WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus during his speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai. According to him, humanity’s attention today is focused on many crises, and it may forget the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghebreyesus noted that humanity will have to “pay dearly” for its careless attitude towards the threat of new pandemics. A new pandemic could be caused by an influenza virus, a new coronavirus or a…