WHO says Covid still a global public health emergency even as deaths fall to lowest level in two years

CNBC April 13, 2022
Spencer Kimball

Key Points

– The World Health Organization said Covid-19 remains a global public health emergency even as Covid deaths have fallen to the lowest level since March 2020.

– WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the international community needs to keep up the fight against Covid by ensuring equal access to vaccines and mediating measures.

– “It’s always easier to declare a pandemic than undeclare one,” said Dr. Didier Houssin, chairman of the WHO committee that makes recommendations on health emergencies.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said Covid-19 remains a global public health emergency despite the fact that deaths from the virus have fallen to their lowest level since the early days of the pandemic.

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