No going back to business as usual: WHO chief

May 06, 2020 21:44

Even once the coronavirus pandemic ends, the world cannot go "back to business as usual," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned.

"The Covid-19 pandemic will eventually recede, but there can be no going back to business as usual. We cannot continue to rush to fund panic but let preparedness go by the wayside," Tedros said during a media briefing in Geneva.

"As we work on responding to the pandemic, we must also work harder to prepare for the next one. Now is an opportunity to lay the foundations for resilient health systems around the world," Tedros said, adding that "investing in health now will save lives later."

"That includes systems to prepare, prevent and respond to emerging pathogens," Tedros said.

"History will judge all of us not only on whether we got through this pandemic, but also on the lessons we learned and the actions we took once it was over," he added.

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