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UK Scientist Warns Of Another 바카라˜Inevitable바카라™ Pandemic As World Just Comes Out Of Covid-19 Scare

Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to standstill between 2019 to 2021. Later, small Covid-19 waves kept arising at frequent intervals across the world.

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A top British scientist has warned of another pandemic which as per him is 바카라œabsolutely inevitable바카라. His prediction comes at a time when the world is just getting over Covid-19 after four years.

Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to standstill between 2019 to 2021. Later, small Covid-19 waves kept arising at frequent intervals across the world.

Sir Patrick Vallance, who is the former chief scientific adviser to the British government, has urged the country바카라™s government to prioritise preparations for the pandemic. He has also reportedly said the country is 바카라œnot ready바카라 for it yet.

According to the Guardian report, Vallance, speaking at a panel event at the Hay Festival in Powys, stressed that the UK government must implement 바카라œbetter surveillance바카라 to detect the threats of the virus.

He has also recommended some measures to prevent drastic steps during the Covid-19 pandemic, such as diagnostic tests, vaccines, and treatments. He believes that such measures could be implemented, however, it would require some coordination.

바카라œWe know we have to have an army, not because there바카라™s going to be a war this year, but we know it바카라™s an important part of what we need as a nation. We need to treat this preparedness in the same way and not to view it as an easy thing to keep cutting back when there바카라™s no sign of a pandemic 바카라“ because there won바카라™t be a sign of a pandemic,바카라 he was quoted by The Guardian as saying.

According to the report, Vallance also said that by 2023, G7 had 바카라œsort of forgotten바카라 his points about the pandemic preparations in 2021. 바카라œYou can't forget about it,바카라 he said.

The British scientist, during the panel event, mentioned the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord, calling it a 바카라œpositive step바카라. However, he also criticised its 바카라œlack of focus and urgency바카라.

Last week, the WHO said that Covid-19 has cut global life expectancy by almost two years, wiping out a decade of progress. According to the UN health agency's world health statistics study, global life expectancy fell 1.8 years to 71.4 years - the same level it was in 2012.

The study said that the amount of time an average person can expect to live in good health fell 1.5 years to 61.9 years in 2021.

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