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'X Disease' will be difficult to avoid: Chinese Health Official

Beijing, Mar 9 (UNI) It will be difficult to avoid the outbreak of a hypothetical "Disease X," but possible to manage it, Chinese Disease Prevention and Control National Administration Director Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, which took place from January 15-19, the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical "Disease X," which could exceed the coronavirus pandemic by 20 times in terms of the number of victims, was discussed.
"Although the emergence of 'Disease X' is difficult to avoid, it will be possible to prevent and manage [the pandemic]," Wang said during a press conference.
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