In conversation with World Health Organization (WHO) expert advisor Prof. David Heymann, Medical News Today heard about his past experiences with SARS and MERS, what individuals can do to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, and how long he expects the pandemic to last.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, expert advisors are urging countries to take measures to slow down the spread of the infection.
One of these experts is Prof. David Heymann from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom.
An infectious disease specialist, Prof. Heymann’s career has seen him working across the globe on Ebola, polio, smallpox, and a host of other infectious diseases.