WHO Chief Warns of ‘Disease X,’ Pushes for Pandemic Treaty

The head of the health organization said it’s a ’matter of when, not if.’
WHO Chief Warns of ‘Disease X,’ Pushes for Pandemic Treaty
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) again issued a warning about a so-called “Disease X” pandemic, saying it’s a “matter of when, not if.”

At the World Government Summit, held in the United Arab Emirates last week, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed to members that his prior predictions about a virus like COVID-19 came true. He again said that the international community is unprepared for another pandemic.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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