GENEVA: The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization’s chief said. The WHO director-general said it was time to learn the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. “History tells us that this will not be the last pandemic, and epidemics are a fact of life,” said Tedros. “The pandemic has highlighted the intimate links between the health of humans, animals and planet,” he added. The impacts of the pandemic go far beyond the disease itself, with far-reaching consequences for societies and economies,” said Tedros.

Source: Manila Times December 27, 2020 03:45 UTC