A top German virologist declared this week that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, saying the virus has moved into the endemic phase.
“We are experiencing the first endemic wave with Sars-CoV-2 this winter; in my estimation the pandemic is over,” Dr. Christian Drosten, the head of virology at Berlin’s Charite University Hospital, was quoted by DW.com as saying. He was referring to the virus that causes COVID-19.
Drosten said that after the 2022–2023 winter, the population will have broad immunity and said the virus will have little chance to spread during the coming summer.
Another German intensive care physician who is a member of the country’s COVID-19 council said the pandemic will likely be over after this coming winter….