How climate change could make infectious diseases even more difficult to combat in the future

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Today's novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the globe.

The pandemic has rapidly uprooted life as we know it and left countries across the world scrambling to contain the outbreaks. In just a few short months, billions of people have become jobless, ill, or had their lives significantly disrupted.

But this might not be the only infectious disease we'll have to battle in our lifetimes.

According to research from the World Health Organisation, and other institutions, the threat of climate change could make outbreaks even worse in the coming decades.