2023-05-05 14:17:39
The World Health Organization lifted the maximum alert for the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday, saying it was now sufficiently under control. “It is with great hope that I declare that Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency of international concern,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying the pandemic had caused ” at least 20 million” dead, almost three times more than the official toll of his organization.
The crisis phase of the pandemic “has passed, but not the Covid”, however nuanced Friday Maria Van Kerkhove, in charge of the fight once morest the pandemic within the WHO. “The worst thing a country can do now is use this news as a reason to let its guard down, dismantle the systems it has built, or send the message to its people that Covid-19 is not nothing to worry regarding, ”added Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during the same press briefing.
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