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According to a recent report by the BBC.com, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, almost three years after its initial declaration as a pandemic in January 2020. The WHO stated that “the virus’ death rate had dropped from a peak of more than 100,000 people per week in January 2021 to just over 3,500 on 24 April”. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of WHO, added that at least seven million people died from the pandemic, but he warned that the virus remained a significant threat. He also stated that the true number of deaths was likely closer to 20 million, which is nearly three times the official estimate.
“The worst thing any country can do now is to use this news as a reason to let down its guard, to dismantle the systems it has built, or to send the message to its people that Covid-19 is nothing to worry about,” he said. He also added that even though the emergency status has been lifted, it could be reinstated if the situation changes. “It is, therefore, with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
In a statement released by the WHO, the organization explained that the emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended that the public health emergency of international concern should end. The WHO also noted that the removal of COVID-19 from the highest level of global health emergencies did not mean that the danger was over. The statement concluded by saying that the club would reinstate the emergency status if the situation changed.
