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UK NEPC REPORT (2022): “In the event of another severe pandemic during the next 60 yrs, the societal cost to the UK could equate to £23 BILLION a year.” “Even without another pandemic, seasonal diseases cost the country as much as £8 BILLION a year in disruption & sick days.”
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This view is further endorsed by a report from the Royal Academy of Engineering where they urged the government to undertake a major upgrade of ventilation & air filtration systems, particularly in community buildings like HOSPITALS and SCHOOLS. https://raeng.org.uk/media/dmkplpl0/infection-resilient-environments-time-for-a-major-upgrade.pdf