‘More Covid-like pandemics likely’: New York’s Dr Syra Madad on what’s ahead

Updated on May 30, 2020 08:22 pm IST

Dr Syra Madad, senior director, system-wide special pathogens program office, NYC Health + Hospitals, commented on the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic and what we must do next to eventually emerge victorious. She warned that more viruses like the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus may be waiting in the wings, and the strongest defence against more pandemics is a sturdy global healthcare system, where each country has adequate resources and capacity to control an outbreak of an infectious disease. She also commented on what the worst-hit parts of India can do to gain control of the situation. Watch the full video for more.

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