Royal Society and international academies call for global surveillance network and intergovernmental convention
The Royal Society has joined scientific academies from 20 leading economies in urging their governments to take immediate action to increase preparedness for future pandemics.
In a joint statement on 6 August they say that Covid-19 shows that previous recommendations for enhancing preparedness “have not been sufficient to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, nor have they been adequately implemented in most countries”.