Tedros Adhanom warns that the coronavirus must remain under close surveillance. Author: rebellious youth
The World Health Organization announced this Friday, in the voice of its CEO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the end of the international emergency due to COVID-19, in effect since January 30, 2020.
The decision is in line with a marked reduction in severe cases and deaths from the disease, although the WHO has urged countries not to let their guard down and dismantle systems built as a result of the pandemic.
The announcement comes as the emergency committee met this Thursday to review the current situation of the pandemic, which has affected at least 765 million people and killed about 20 million worldwide in more than three years.
Since the beginning of 2023, the number of covid cases and reported deaths worldwide has been declining: in the last week of April, WHO confirmed 630,000 global cases and 3,500 deaths, while in January they exceeded 1.3 million positives and 14,000 deaths. , partly because of the wave in China.
On Twitter, WHO published statements by Tedros, who, declaring the state of emergency over, warned that this does not mean that covid has ceased to pose a threat to global health.
Yesterday, #COVID-19 The Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended that I declare the end of a public health emergency of international concern. I accepted this advice.
It is with great hope that I declare COVID-19 a global health emergency.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) May 5, 2023
“Last week, covid took a life every three minutes, and these are only the deaths that we know about (…) As we speak, thousands of people around the world are fighting for their lives in intensive care units, and millions continue to suffer. the debilitating effects of a post-COVID state,” he said.
Source: Juventud Rebelde