UN Secretary General Guterres: COVID-19 pandemic is not the last, we need to prepare for the next
Antonio Guteres. Photo: MAXIM SHEMETOV / Reuters
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the last for humanity, it is necessary to prepare for the next. The corresponding message appeared on his Twitter account.
“COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic that humankind will face. As we grapple with this health crisis, we need to prepare for the next one, ”Guterres wrote.
He recalled the international day of anti-epidemic preparedness, which is celebrated annually in the world on December 27 and called for the issue of probable pandemics to be given due attention and investments.
Earlier, Gutteres spoke for the recognition by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V, noting that this process is already underway. “We would certainly welcome WHO's recognition of the Sputnik V vaccine. I know that such a process is under way, ”the UN Secretary General said.
