The Straits Times Steps to take to combat future pandemics: Daily Star contributor The writer says that the United Nations should set up a Commission for an upgraded mandate with broader technical support for the WHO in the medium-term. A staff member in protective suit standing next to buses before the expected arrival of a World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease, at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on Jan 14, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS Mohammed Parvez Imdad https://str.sg/JzDH They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.