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It is evolutionarily certain that we will have more outbreaks, more pandemics, and frankly, they could be significantly worse than Covid,” says global health expert Seth Berkley.

The announcement by the Pinarayi Vijayan government, however, has sparked debate over its criteria and beneficiaries.