WHO extends international emergency regime due to COVID-19 for another three months

The World HEALTH Organization (WHO) has extended the global health emergency due to the covid-19 outbreak for another three months . This was reported on the WHO website. This regime has been in effect since January 2020.

"WHO Director-General [Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus] concurs with the [organization's emergency] committee's recommendation regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and determines that this event continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern," the statement said. results of the committee meeting.

Committee members expressed concern about the high number of deaths from COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infectious diseases. The committee also pointed to the insufficient introduction of a vaccine against the disease in low- and middle-income countries, as well as in countries with the highest income levels.

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The meeting concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic may be "approaching a tipping point". "Achieving higher levels of herd immunity worldwide through infection and/or vaccination" could help limit the impact of CORONAVIRUS infection, experts said. However, they are confident that this virus will remain a persistent pathogen in humans and animals "for the foreseeable future."

The WHO COVID-19 Emergency Committee meets every three months. This meeting was the 14th since January 2020.

Recently, many countries have lifted restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. So, from February 1, restrictions will be lifted in France, the country's Ministry of Health reported.

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Over the past 28 days, more than 9.5 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths during this period amounted to almost 130 thousand people.

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