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The Covid-19 pandemic is over

By • May 5, 2023 - 14:54

The WHO decreed, in March 2020, Covid-19 as a pandemic

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The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this Friday, May 5, the end of the global emergency for covid-19 at a global level, accepting the recommendation of the emergency committee.

“Over the last year, the emergency committee and WHO have been analyzing the data carefully, considering when the right time to lower the alarm level would be. Yesterday, the emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended that I declare an end to the global emergency. I accepted that advice», said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference.

The WHO decreed, in March 2020, Covid-19 as a pandemic.

Since then, more than three years have passed. According to the latest balance sheet, 765 million cases have been identified worldwide.

7 million people died, victims of this virus.

 

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