The World Health Organisation
(WHO) has reminded countries and people that pandemics are not over.
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO
Technical Lead on COVID-19, gave the advice at a briefing in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The official stated that the
world must be better prepared for any future “Disease X”.
Kerkhove spoke as the WHO
formed an expert group that will examine the origin of infectious agents
including SARS-CoV-2, the root of coronavirus.
The Scientific Advisory Group
for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) will study emerging and re-emerging
pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential.
Kerkhove anticipates SAGO’s
recommendation for further studies in China, and potentially elsewhere.
The team will advise the WHO
but future missions will be organised by the UN agency and relevant countries.
“I want to make it very clear
that the SAGO is not the next mission team. There’s been some misrepresentation
about that”, Kerkhove said.
The body comprises 26
scientists from different countries. They were selected from over 700
applications.
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