WHO: Antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as Covid-19 pandemic

WHO: Antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as Covid-19 pandemic

Malay Mail Online - Life·2020-11-21 15:00

Antibiotic resistance happens when bugs become immune to existing drugs, rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. ― Shutterstock/AFP pic

GENEVA, Nov 21 ― The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned yesterday that growing antimicrobial resistance was every bit as dangerous as the coronavirus pandemic ― and threatened to reverse a century of medical progress.

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