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What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?
OTTAWA — Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public health emergency.
The WHO’s emergency committee on COVID-19 spent Friday deliberating whether the COVID-19 pandemic still meets the strict definition of the agency’s highest risk designation: a “public health emergency of international concern.”
What would it mean if the WHO decides to lift that designation?
By declaring a global emergency, the WHO essentially sounded the alarm on a serious worldwide health risk that required international co-operation.