Just at the same time when we are yet to win the battle against COVID and its emerging variants, a new potential threat has come. This time, the threat is from zombie viruses or the viruses that are frozen in the Arctic permafrost. There is a risk that these viruses could be released due to global warming and unleash a disease outbreak or a pandemic.Just at the same time when we are yet to win the battle against COVID and its emerging variants, a new potential threat has come. This time, the threat is from zombie viruses or the viruses that are frozen in the Arctic permafrost. There is a risk that these viruses could be released due to global warming and unleash a disease outbreak or a pandemic.