WHO lifts global COVID emergency as deaths, serious cases decline

The World Health Organization declared on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, citing a decline of deaths and cases involving serious symptoms.While lifting the emergency for the first time in more than three years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asked people to remain cautious about the novel coronavirus, stressing it still represents a global health threat.A key advisory panel had recommended to him on Thursday that the U.N. body announce an end to the public health emergency of international concern, Tedros told…READ FULL ARTICLE