The world needs to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic in order to prepare for "even deadlier" viruses in the future, a World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has warned.Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that people can't carry on as normal after the pandemic, which he claims turned everybody's lives "upside down".
Speaking at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Dr Tedros warned that although it may seem as though the worst is over, being prepared for an "even deadlier" pathogen is vital, reports the Mirror.
He said: "The world was taken by surprise and found unprepared for the Covid-19 pandemic, the most severe health crisis in a century. "Over the past three years, Covid-19 has turned our world upside down.
Almost seven million deaths have been reported, but we know the toll is several times higher – at least 20 million. "The pandemic has caused severe disruption to health systems, and severe economic, social and political upheaval.