The remarks by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus come as China abandons its rigid “zero COVID” policy and allows people to live with the virus
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Andanom Gebregesus said today that he is “optimistic” that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global emergency sometime next year.
His remarks at a media briefing come as China abandons its rigid “zero COVID” policy and allows people to live with the virus, sparking concerns that the world’s second-largest economy is facing a sharp rise in infections.
A WHO committee meets every few months to decide whether the new coronavirus, which emerged three years ago in Wuhan, China and has killed at least 6.6 million people, is still a “public health emergency of international concern.” range’ (PHEIC).
The designation is intended to prompt a coordinated international response and could unlock funding for collaboration to share vaccines and treatments.
Asked about the conditions required for the end of PHEIC, WHO chief epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove said: “There is more work to be done.”
“If there are large parts of the population that are not vaccinated, the world still has a lot of work to do,” said the director of WHO’s emergency response service, Mike Ryan, on the same issue.
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