The catastrophic scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented if a 'toxic cocktail' of dithering and poor coordination hadn't hindered the global response, a panel of experts has concluded. And the panel also called on the world's wealthiest nations to fund new organisations dedicated to preparing for the next pandemic. The report, 'Covid-19: Make it the Last Pandemic', argued that the global alarm system needed overhauling to prevent a similar catastrophe. To tackle future outbreaks and pandemics, the panel called for a Global Health Threats Council made up of world leaders, plus a pandemic convention. The panel believe their recommendations would have stopped Covid-19 from becoming a pandemic, had they been in place before the outbreak.

Source: Daily Mail May 12, 2021 11:11 UTC