Bird flu: Is pandemic risk worse than COVID?
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Nov 28, 2025, 15:47 IST | Updated: Nov 28, 2025, 15:47 IST
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
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