The WHO is also paying attention to a hypothetical "Disease X," a potential future disease currently unknown or non-existent with the potential to cause devastation on a global scale.
The Rockefeller Foundation and the World Health Organization (WHO) have partnered together to combat "pandemics fueled by climate change," according to a press release.
"[T]he fact that the studies that do exist (including our own late addition) fail to show convincing evidence of benefit from masking suggests that, if there is a benefit, it is a rather modest one, i.e. masks may reduce the risk slightly but do not guarantee you won’t get infected," said Dr. Breathnach.