"World Health" experts expect another epidemic more dangerous than "Corona"

World Health Organization experts have warned that there is a real and high possibility of another epidemic more dangerous than the one caused by the emerging corona virus (Covid 19).

This came in a press conference via video call from the organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, with the participation of a group of global health experts from different countries of the world.

The Director-General of the organization, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that the organization is discovering new things about this virus every day, including the ability of new mutants to spread or infect people with disease or to be It has a potential impact on available tests, treatments, or vaccines.

Ghebreyesus referred to the ongoing work in Britain and South Africa where scientists are conducting epidemiological and laboratory studies that will guide the organization's next steps in dealing with the pandemic.

and pointed out that countries that have effective capabilities for diagnostic tests will be able to modify strategies to deal with the virus and its mutations, stressing the need for transparency in sharing the new practical results more clearly.

For his part, the head of the organization's emergency program, Dr. Michael Ryan, said at the same press conference that the next epidemic may be more severe, calling for collective action, preparedness and strong preparedness because we live on a planet Fragile and in increasingly complex societies.

In turn, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) team concerned with the (Covid 19) file, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, indicated that some countries that dealt better with the epidemic were not necessarily the ones with Income higher but those that had experiences in other infectious disease outbreaks.

and Van Kerkhove explained that those countries used the outcome of their experiences with previous painful events to push their systems into a state of alert and work to deal with the virus in a comprehensive manner.

and agreed with Dr. Ryan to call on the world to better prepare for the next health crisis, with well-trained health teams able to take full advantage of innovative technology and educate and train public opinion On how to protect themselves.

The advisor at the World Health Organization, Bruce Aylward, joined this warning, pointing out that the world was far from preparing to fight epidemics, but that the work provided by scientists did not make us able to Managing the crisis, we are even less prepared to deal with the next epidemic.