He stated this in an interview with TASS.

He highlighted the need to strengthen public health infrastructure, create a global infection monitoring system and increase universal health coverage.

“Therefore, we know for sure that if we do not learn the lessons from the coronavirus infection pandemic, do not make decisions supported by certain resources, then the next pandemic, which will undoubtedly come, will be even more destructive,” Bricaud said.

Earlier, Alexander Gorelov, deputy director for scientific work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, explained the decrease in the number of new cases of coronavirus in Russia.