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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

‘Global warming may propel more viruses, bacteria into our midst’

To the untrained eye, COVID-19 and climate change may look like chalk and cheese. But these are definitely linked, public health experts have said, as they see the possible release of unknown bacteria and viruses from nature as a result of global warming.

These topics were discussed at a workshop on ‘Global warming and health problems’ organised by the Department of Community Medicine at the Government Medical College, Kozhikode, on Tuesday.

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