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Read Today's Paper WHO DOWNGRADES COVID PANDEMIC, SAYS IT'S NO LONGER A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY SECTIONS WHO downgrades Covid pandemic, says it's no longer a global health emergency By Teena Thacker , ET BureauLast Updated: May 05, 2023, 07:52:00 PM IST Rate Story Follow us Share Font Size AbcSmall AbcMedium AbcLarge Save Print Comment Synopsis WHO SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE EMERGENCY PHASE WAS OVER, THE PANDEMIC HASN'T COME TO AN END, NOTING RECENT SPIKES IN CASES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. THE U.N. HEALTH AGENCY SAYS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING FROM THE VIRUS EVERY WEEK. iStockThe virus has caused an estimated 764 million cases globally and about 5 billion people have received at least one dose of vaccine. Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organisaiton (WHO)declared on Friday. "It is therefore with great hope that I declare COVID19 over as a global health emergency,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General Of WHO. 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