The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 5 declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.
The public health emergency of international concern has been in place since Jan. 30, 2020.
WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus made the decision based on recommendations from WHO’s emergency committee.
The decision means “that it is time for countries to transition from emergency mode to managing COVID-19 alongside other infectious diseases,” Ghebreyesus said at a press conference from Geneva.
Officials cited how COVID-19 cases have been dropping for months and the continued uptick in the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 and/or been vaccinated….