The possibility had been predicted by many over the last decades at least. By its nature however, mere predictions don't get a whole lot of news. This bet is

The possibility had been predicted by many over the last decades at least. By its nature however, mere predictions don't get a whole lot of news. This bet is from 2017: “A bioterror or bioerror will lead to one million casualties in a single event within a six month period starting no later than Dec 31 02020.” Discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25368379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25368379 Moreover, the possibility was well canvassed by those intimately connected with the sars2 outbreak, e.g. Peter Daszak.