The World Health Organisation has announced that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency
At its 15th meeting on Thursday, the international health regulations emergency committee of the world health organization, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus, decided to implement the measure.
“Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I’ve accepted that advice. It’s therefore with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency,” Ghebreyesus said.
COVID was deemed a public health emergency of worldwide concern by WHO on January 20, 2020.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is an infectious disease known as COVID-19.
The majority of virus-infected individuals will experience a mild to severe respiratory disease and will recover without the need for special care. However, some people will get serious illnesses and need to see a doctor. Serious sickness is more likely to strike older persons and those with underlying medical illnesses including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or chronic respiratory diseases.