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Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease

We were not Prepared for Covid-19-But we Should Have Been

  • Open or CloseVikrant Minhas*

    Department of Fundamental Microbiology, Switzerland

    *Corresponding author:Vikrant Minhas, Department of Fundamental Microbiology, Switzerland

Submission: December 04, 2020; Published: January 22, 2021

DOI: 10.31031/CJMI.2021.04.000595

ISSN: 2578-0190
Volume4 Issue4

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The COVID-19 pandemic could have played out very differently if we were more prepared. Will we take this opportunity to learn from our mistakes and better prepare for future pandemics? We are all too familiar with the COVID-19 pandemic which seemingly ground the world to a halt. Caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2), this pandemic is unprecedented for many of us. Hundreds of thousands have died, and economies will likely cripple as a result of the severe restrictions. Disappointingly, we should not be in this position. Scientists have predicted for decades that viral pandemics of this nature will arise, yet these cries of warning have largely fell on deaf ears.

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