The World Health Organisation no longer considers Covid-19 a global health emergency.
However, WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that does not mean Covid-19 is over as a global health threat and thousands of people are still fighting for their lives in intensive care units. Covid-19 was first declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 - the highest level of alarm under international law.
He said: "This virus is here to stay. It is still killing, and it is still changing. The risk remains of new variants emerging that cause new surges in cases and deaths.
