Was Covid just a 'warning shot'?

DISEASE X: HUNTING THE NEXT PANDEMIC BBC2, 9pm

- BY SARA WALLIS

IT’S like the stuff of science fiction, but in reality, scientists are constantly on the lookout for the next disease that could trigger a devastating global pandemic.

Covid-19 was not the only one. “Disease X”, as it was dubbed by scientists in 2018, is the unknown pathogen around the corner.