UN body says ‘public health emergency of international concern’ has ended

WHO says Covid-19 emergency is over

The Covid-19 emergency is over after nearly 20mn deaths, the World Health Organization said on Friday, ending a three-year designation it first adopted in January 2020.

The UN body said it had called an end to the designation of Covid-19 as a “public health emergency of international concern”, or PHEIC — the highest possible under international health regulations.

This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Donato Paolo Mancini