The world is on the brink of a new pandemic. Speaking to Sky News, the expert made a frightening warning. Pointing out that four years have passed since the Covid-19 quarantine, Dr. MacDermott said: “I know Covid-19 has been very hard on people. We want to believe we can get back to normal, and I completely understand that. But the next pandemic is around the corner – it could be two years, it could be 20 years, it could be longer – but we can’t afford to let our guard down.” .” he said.
“WE SHOULD BE PREPARED”
“We must remain vigilant, prepared and ready to sacrifice again,” MacDermott said in a statement. said.
EXPLAINED THE POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK
Dr. MacDermott also pointed out that the climate crisis is the potential cause of the next epidemic and said, “As temperatures increase in the world, many countries, including the UK, will become a region where dangerous mosquitoes can live.”
The academic also mentioned that the amount of mosquito- and tick-borne viruses has increased in recent months, with cases of dengue fever, chikungunya and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) reported in Europe.
Following deforestation in the Amazon and parts of Africa, animals and insects moving closer to humans and their homes is seen as the root of the problem.
