COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

NPR  

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020. Both the WHO and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared COVID-19 a public health emergency in January 2020. Sponsor Message The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday the extension of the nation's own, separate public health emergency declaration for COVID-19 for 90 days. Private insurers were also required to cover all costs associated with COVID tests and vaccines thanks to public health emergency funding.

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House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic
3 weeks, 1 day ago

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic

CNN  

CNN — A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year effort, saying it hoped the work would “serve as a road map for Congress, the Executive Branch, and the private sector to prepare for and respond to future pandemics.” In the 520-page report, …

WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of international concern'
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of international concern'

NPR  

WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of international concern' The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Dr. Boghuma Titanji, assistant professor of medicine at Emory University, said in a statement that the declaration is "a crucial step toward enhancing coordination among African countries to address the ongoing mpox outbreak." We …

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A top official said the number of people testing positive for Covid across 84 countries …

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

Biden administration partners with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration partners with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries, most of them in Africa and Asia, identify and respond to infectious diseases. President Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. The Global …

Keeping the hope for health alive
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Keeping the hope for health alive

Al Jazeera  

As we close a year of milestones and challenges in global public health, our quest to achieve ‘Health for All’ continues. Heads of state at the United Nations General Assembly committed to advancing universal health coverage, ending tuberculosis and protecting the world from future pandemics. And as WHO closes out our 75th year as the “world’s” health organisation, I extend …

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'
1 year, 3 months ago

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization warned of "concerning trends" for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere as the health agency called for increased vaccinations and surveillance. While data is limited as many countries have stopped reporting Covid data, the UN health agency estimated that hundreds of thousands of people around the world were currently hospitalised owing to Covid. WHO …

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

WHO warns Covid ‘hasn’t gone away': ‘Will never truly recover from pandemic’
1 year, 5 months ago

WHO warns Covid ‘hasn’t gone away': ‘Will never truly recover from pandemic’

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization's European office warned that the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region. "Whilst it may not be a global public health emergency, however, Covid-19 has not gone away," WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told reporters. "Close to 1,000 new Covid-19 …

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'
1 year, 6 months ago

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'

NPR  

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency' Enlarge this image toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency is over, lifted by both the World Health Organization and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I tried contacting our health …

'Deadlier than Covid': WHO chief urges nations to prepare for next pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

'Deadlier than Covid': WHO chief urges nations to prepare for next pandemic

India TV News  

At a time when Covid cases are somewhat stabilising around the world, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organisation, issued a warning that the world must prepare for the next pandemic, which might be "even deadlier" than the Covid-19 pandemic. At the annual meeting of the United Nations agency, the head of WHO praised countries' "historic" decision …

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
1 year, 7 months ago

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds

Associated Press  

With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation’s debt limit. HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE The Congressional Budget Office estimates that halting the use of unobligated pandemic relief funds would result in a net spending …

World Health Organization declares end to mpox public health emergency
1 year, 7 months ago

World Health Organization declares end to mpox public health emergency

ABC  

Mpox is no longer a global health emergency, according to the World Health Organization, ending a near year-long alert for the viral disease that led to confirmed cases in more than one hundred countries. Key points: Mpox was declared a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 The declaration is designed to trigger a coordinated international response More …

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?
1 year, 7 months ago

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

NPR  

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Thomas Bollyky, senior fellow for global health, economics and development at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that a public health emergency is "really designed to spur international cooperation around a public health event that is serious, sudden, unexpected and requires immediate attention." Last week when the World Health Organization ended its 3-plus year Public Health …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here

LA Times  

After three long and difficult years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday. Now we are shifting into the next phase, in which we manage the waves of infection that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, while seeking new medications and therapies to reduce transmission, treat infection and help the many people still suffering from infections they …

What you need to know to stay safe from COVID now that the public health emergency has ended
1 year, 7 months ago

What you need to know to stay safe from COVID now that the public health emergency has ended

LA Times  

Ready or not, it’s over. And roughly three-quarters of those surveyed by KFF that same month said they believe the public health emergency’s end will either have a “positive impact” or “no impact” on the country overall. But you are in diminishing company: That March Gallup Poll found that 3% of U.S. respondents remained “very concerned” about coming down with …

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

Al Jazeera  

As US public health emergency declaration comes to an end, Al Jazeera looks at the pandemic’s heavy toll on the country. More than 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the US since the emergency declaration was first issued in January 2020 – more than any other country in absolute numbers. 1.1 million deaths The United States has recorded more …

India sees 1,331 new Covid-19 cases, 11 Deaths in 24 hours, active caseload falls to 22,742
1 year, 7 months ago

India sees 1,331 new Covid-19 cases, 11 Deaths in 24 hours, active caseload falls to 22,742

India TV News  

India has recorded 1,331 new COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases has decreased from 25,178 to 22,742, according to data updated on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry. With 22,742 active cases, the total number of infections is 0.06 percent. Delhi on Monday recorded 37 new Coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 percent and two Coronavirus …

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days
1 year, 7 months ago

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared last week, roughly 1,200 days after it first learnt of a new coronavirus spreading through Wuhan, China. Still, WHO’s word is a strong determinant in global health discourse and on this count, the agency fell short in its mission, especially in the early days of the pandemic. …

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing
1 year, 7 months ago

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing

NPR  

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images On Jan. 31, 2020, with six confirmed cases of a new coronavirus in the U.S., a group of federal health officials gathered somberly at the lectern at the White House and declared …

We are not out of COVID-19: Soumya Swaminathan
1 year, 7 months ago

We are not out of COVID-19: Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

On 30 January 2020, the WHO’s Director General declared that the COVID-19 outbreak constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. So it’s no longer considered a public health emergency, but the WHO Director General did warn that it is still a global threat. Are we going to need a variant adapted vaccine every year, every couple of years, particularly …

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. Tedros said that for the past year, WHO and its emergency committee experts have been analyzing COVID-19 data to decide when the time would be right to lower its level of alarm. The U.S. is ending its public …

China to remain alert even as WHO declares COVID-19 global emergency over
1 year, 7 months ago

China to remain alert even as WHO declares COVID-19 global emergency over

Firstpost  

A top Chinese health official said that despite the World Health Organisation ending the worldwide emergency designation for COVID-19, the virus is still dangerous and China will continue to monitor it while boosting vaccination rates among high-risk groups. According to Liang Wannian, head of China’s COVID-19 response expert group under the National Health Commission, the warning status being lifted by …

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The U.S. is ending its public health emergency next Thursday, which Dr. Rochelle Walensky cited Friday in announcing her decision to leave as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention next month. “What this …

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. The U.N. health agency’s officials said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn’t finished, noting recent spikes in …

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on May 5 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It's with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'
1 year, 7 months ago

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says

LA Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That does not …

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

NPR  

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. In a press conference on Friday, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "COVID-19 has been so much more than a health crisis, …

Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers ends May 11: W.House
1 year, 7 months ago

Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers ends May 11: W.House

Hindustan Times  

The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy. "Today, we are announcing that the administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, …

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11

Live Mint  

In the United States, the Covid-19 vaccine requirement for international travellers will end on May 11, and the coronavirus public health emergency will also terminate on the same day, the White House said in an official statement. “Today, we are announcing that the Administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travellers at …

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11

India Today  

The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travellers be vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions …

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency allowed the government to take sweeping steps to respond to the …

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status
1 year, 8 months ago

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden on Monday officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease. Read here: US gov appeals court to halt abortion pill order The White House said Biden signed a law passed earlier by Congress …

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years
1 year, 8 months ago

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years

India Today  

The US national emergency to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The public health emergency — it underpins tough immigration restrictions at the US-Mexico border — is …

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

LA Times  

President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring the national emergency to respond to COVID-19 to an end. The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public …

End of an era: L.A. County lifts COVID-19 emergency
1 year, 8 months ago

End of an era: L.A. County lifts COVID-19 emergency

LA Times  

Los Angeles County is officially ending its COVID-19 emergency declaration Friday, a milestone that comes as the region’s coronavirus case rate has fallen to its lowest level since summer 2021. L.A. County has been one of the hardest-hit parts of California — so much so that the National Guard had to transport corpses from overwhelmed hospital morgues during the pandemic’s …

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic
1 year, 9 months ago

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. While California’s emergency declaration is ending, other local emergencies will remain in place — including in Los Angeles County, home to nearly 10 million people. The pandemic strained California’s health care system, which has yet to fully recover, said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the …

Opinion: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

LA Times  

Free COVID tests may no longer be available to people without insurance after the federal declaration of emergency ends in May. They also addressed access issues — getting people insured — by expanding Affordable Care Act subsidies for exchange policies, offering a temporary Medicaid coverage option for uninsured people in 15 states, and by not disenrolling anyone from Medicaid in …

At CPAC, ‘illness’ and ‘death’ from COVID-19 are risks conservative attendees must assume: waiver
1 year, 10 months ago

At CPAC, ‘illness’ and ‘death’ from COVID-19 are risks conservative attendees must assume: waiver

Raw Story  

Laughing in the face of COVID-19 has been sport during pandemic-era stagings of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference and its regional offshoots. But as CPAC’s flagship event returns in March to Maryland’s Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center just outside Washington, D.C. — the same hotel where a VIP attendee triggered one of the nation’s earliest COVID-19 scares — …

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?
1 year, 10 months ago

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?

LA Times  

On May 11, the central pillar of the country’s pandemic response — the declaration of a national emergency that began March 1, 2020 — will come down. If the secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services makes a declaration that “circumstances exist to justify” it, the FDA is allowed to grant emergency use authorization to badly needed medications, …

How life will change for Americans as Joe Biden announces the lifting of COVID-19 emergency
1 year, 10 months ago

How life will change for Americans as Joe Biden announces the lifting of COVID-19 emergency

Firstpost  

The end of the emergency may limit access to COVID-19 drugs, tests, and vaccines. When the emergency status is lifted on 11 May, federal funding for free treatment or vaccination will end, further slowing the already low uptake of boosters President Joe Biden announced on 30 January, 2023, that he intends to end both the national emergency and the public …

How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?
1 year, 10 months ago

How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. Here’s a look at what will stay and what will go once the emergency order is lifted: COVID-19 TESTS, TREATMENTS AND VACCINES The …

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a “global health emergency” and the deadly virus will remain a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation. “Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of COVID-19 – the highest level of alarm under …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
1 year, 10 months ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Then-President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
1 year, 10 months ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May

Al Jazeera  

The move would restructure federal response to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat, ending some government support. United States President Joe Biden has informed Congress that his administration will formally end two national emergencies declared to address the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, restructuring the federal response to the virus as an endemic public health threat. “An …

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that …

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