GENEVA - The COVID-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday.
But, Tedros warned, the decision did not mean the danger was over, cautioning that the emergency status could be reinstated if the situation changes. That was just weeks after the mysterious new viral disease was first detected in China and when fewer than 100 cases and no deaths had been reported outside that country.
Still struggling to understand what they were up against, countries scrambled to respond, making it up as they went.And worldwide, the disease had as of 3 May officially claimed more than 6.9 million lives, and sickened more than 765 million others, according to WHO, which has said the true figures are likely far higher.
But while indisputably a towering scientific feat, the vaccines also laid bare greed and gaping inequities, as wealthy countries horded the jabs, as poorer countries were left struggling for months to get hold of a single dose. This condition has been estimated to impact one in 10 people who contract COVID, suggesting that hundreds of millions of people could need longer-term care, he cautioned.
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