EXPERT REACTION: WHO says pandemic is not over but in 'transition'
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Overnight the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID pandemic is not over yet and it is still a 'public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)'. The WHO's advisory committee said that the COVID-19 pandemic is probably at a transition point. They said long-term public health action is critically needed. While eliminating this virus from human and animal reservoirs is highly unlikely, mitigation of its devastating impact on morbidity and mortality is achievable and should continue to be a prioritized goal.
Organisation/s: World Health Organization (WHO)
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