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Abbie Meehan

World Health Organisation confirms Covid is no longer a global health emergency

It has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that coronavirus is no longer considered as a global health emergency.

The announcement today, May 5, marks the official end to the emergency coronavirus pandemic that first began in March 2020.

WHO have said that although the emergency phase is now over, the pandemic has not ended, as there have been recent spikes in the Middle East and south-east Asia.

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