New DelhiThe World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that three years after the highest level of global alert on Kovid-19, the epidemic still remains an international crisis. “The Director-General of WHO agrees with the advice provided by the Committee regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and determines that this event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern,” the UN health agency said in a statement.
The emergency committee advised the DG that #COVID-19 The pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern. @DrTedros The advice of the committee was accepted.
See his statement:
https://t.co/1fKPcWh1JN pic.twitter.com/4TMnU3s4P0— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 30, 2023
The UN body, however, acknowledged that the virus is ‘probably at a transition point’ but wants to ensure ‘careful handling of this transition and minimizing potential negative consequences’.
“As we enter the fourth year of the pandemic, there is no doubt that we are in a better position now than we were a year ago when the Omicron wave was at its peak”
It expressed concern that “since the beginning of December, weekly reported deaths have been rising. Over the past eight weeks, more than 170,000 people have lost their lives to COVID-19. And that’s just the reported deaths; we know That’s what the real number is. Too high.”
The global health body said that although “we cannot control the COVID-19 virus, we can do more to address vulnerabilities in populations and health systems”.
“We can’t control #COVID-19 virus, but we can do more to address vulnerabilities in populations and health systems.
This means vaccinating 100% of the most at-risk groups”-@DrTedros #EB152 pic.twitter.com/O4uOsCA3nG— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 30, 2023
The United Nations health agency issued the statement following the 14th meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, held on Friday, 27 January.
In its notification, the global health agency said, “The Director-General of the World Health Organization agrees with the advice provided by the Committee in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and determines that the event is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).” The formation continues.”
The committee agreed that COVID-19 remains a dangerous infectious disease with the potential to cause significant damage to health and health systems, the statement said. The WHO said the committee discussed whether continuing the PHEIC required maintaining global attention to COVID-19, the potential negative consequences that could arise if the PHEIC were ended, and how to safely transition How to do