People walk through Oxford Circus as shops remain closed under Tier 4 restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, December 26, 2020 ReutersThe WHO director-general said it was time to learn the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemicThe Covid-19 crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health is "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief said. The WHO director-general said it was time to learn the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. "History tells us that this will not be the last pandemic, and epidemics are a fact of life," said Tedros. But the Ethiopian former health minister said the Covid-19 crisis should not have come as a surprise, given the repeated warnings. "We must all learn the lessons the pandemic is teaching us," he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 27, 2020 09:33 UTC