Disease X: The next killer pandemic?
Disease X: The next killer pandemic?
A year into the pandemic and there are still so many unknowns. There are very few certain answers about the virus’s origin but this much is certain: it is not the last pandemic we will face and far more dangerous viruses await us in the future.
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Close to two million Covid-19 deaths have already been recorded across the world. (PTI)
A little over a year ago humanity learnt of a then small outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. The pneumonia was caused by a newly emerged virus, and as it spread it sparked an outbreak. A combination of human action and inaction fuelled the rapid and relentless spread of what we now know as SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. While the pandemic is far from over, worldwide close to two million Covid-19 deaths have already been recorded.