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World > Asia & Oceania
'Hong Kong's Dr Fauci' sounds alarm on next pandemic
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 19, 2024 3:26 pm

HONG KONG, China — Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify. And he has a warning.

Another pandemic is inevitable and could exact damage far worse than Covid-19, according to the soft-spoken scientist sometimes thought of as Hong Kong's answer to top US health expert Anthony Fauci.

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