Animals carrying coronavirus may infect lakhs of people; pose risk for next pandemic: Study

Animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes COVID-19 may infect hundreds of thousands of people annually across China and Sourtheast Asia. According to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events, an average of 4,00,000 such infections occur annually. The study, reported by the Bloomberg says most of such infections go unnoticed because they cause mild or no symptoms. Moreover, the infections are not easily transmitted between people. 

Animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes COVID-19 may infect hundreds of thousands of people annually across China and Sourtheast Asia. According to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events, an average of 4,00,000 such infections occur annually. The study, reported by the Bloomberg says most of such infections go unnoticed because they cause mild or no symptoms. Moreover, the infections are not easily transmitted between people.  September 15, 2021 at 10:19AM https://ift.tt/3ElcqLm