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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic killing more than 1.5 million people, Michael Ryan of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that there could be more dangerous viruses in the future and urged nations to use the crisis as “a wake-up call” for the future.
Ryan said: “This pandemic has been very serious, it has spread around the world extremely quickly and has affected every corner of the planet. But this is not necessarily the ‘big one.’
He added: “This virus is highly communicable, it kills people and deprives many of their loved ones. But its current fatality is reasonably low compared to other emerging diseases. This is a wake-up call.”
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The WHO has urged governments to come together to improve their pandemic prevention systems and, despite the fact that no measures have been implemented for the COVID-19 crisis, it has asked countries to use this pandemic as a learning curve. to protect yourself for the future.
“The planet is fragile, we live in an increasingly complex global society. These threats will continue. If there is something we must take out of this pandemic with all the tragedy and loss, it is that we must act together.” “Said Ryan.
“We need to prepare for something that may be even more severe in the future. In this we must honor those we have lost, improving in what we do every day,” he added.
WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward also warned that while the world had made great scientific progress in addressing the crisis, it was not yet ready to prevent future pandemics.
“We are in the second and third waves of this virus and we are not yet prepared to deal with and manage them. So, although we are better prepared, we are not fully prepared for this one, let alone the next one,” he said. .
