Dr Radzi Abu Hassan says the health ministry is always prepared and vigilant for new pandemics.
Health director-general Dr Radzi Abu Hassan said ‘Disease X’ is expected to be more contagious than Covid-19 and may pose a mortality risk similar to Ebola.
Radzi said it is crucial for the ministry to come up with comprehensive pandemic plans, expand vaccination campaigns and set aside special pandemic funding, as suggested by the World Health Organization . The term “Disease X” was first used by WHO in 2018, a year before the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed nearly seven million lives globally.
Radzi said “Disease X” is expected to be more contagious than Covid-19 and may pose a mortality risk similar to Ebola.
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