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WHO plans to end COVID-19 and monkeypox emergencies in 2023

“This virus will not go away. It will remain, and all countries will have to learn how to deal with it, as well as with other respiratory diseases,” recalled WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | Fountain: EFE

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it expects COVID-19 and monkeypox to no longer be public health emergencies by 2023, as both diseases have passed their most dangerous phase.

Director WHOTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reported that the number of weekly deaths from COVID-19 it was about five times less than a year earlier.

“Less than 10,000 people died last week (from COVID-19). There are 10,000 more deaths and there is still a lot that countries can do to save lives,” he said at a press conference.

“But we have come a long way. We hope that sometime next year we will be able to say that COVID-19 This is no longer a global health emergency.”

The person in charge confirmed that the emergency committee WHOwho advises Tedros on his Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) statements, will begin discussions on what the end of the emergency phase will look like when it meets in January.

“This virus will not go away. It will remain, and all countries will have to learn how to deal with it, as with other respiratory diseases, ”he recalled, insisting that there is still a lot of uncertainty and that in income countries only one in five people have been vaccinated.

Cases of monkeypox

With regard to monkeypox, more than 82,000 cases have been reported in 110 countries since the emergency was declared in July, although the death rate remains very low, with only 65 deaths.

“Fortunately, the number of cases has decreased by more than 90%,” the head of the department said. WHO. “If this trend continues, we hope that next year we will also be able to announce the end of this emergency,” he added.

(According to AFP)

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