The World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide.
WHO says thousands of people are still dying from the virus every week, and millions of others are suffering from debilitating, long-term effects.
He bemoaned the damage that COVID-19 had done to the global community, saying the pandemic had shattered businesses, exacerbated political divisions, led to the spread of misinformation and plunged millions into poverty. When the U.N. health agency first declared the coronavirus to be an international crisis on Jan. 30, 2020, it hadn’t yet been named COVID-19 and there were no major outbreaks beyond China.
In fact, some of the countries that suffered the worst COVID-19 death tolls were previously judged to be the best-prepared for a pandemic, including the U.S. and Britain. According to WHO data, the number of deaths reported in Africa account for just 3% of the global total.
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