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- May 5, 202390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
WHO Ends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- The fifteenth emergency committee met on 4 May 2023 and the declaration was lifted the following day. [S]
- Weekly reported deaths had fallen from a peak above 100,000 in January 2021 to about 3,500 by the end of April 2023. [S]
- The committee's advice was to move COVID-19 into long-term management under the International Health Regulations rather than to treat it as over.
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- [1]90%who.int/news/item/05-05-2023-statement-on-the-fifteenth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-pandemicwho.int· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts May 5, 2023 ✓· 50% of score
The WHO's own statement on the fifteenth emergency committee meeting is dated 5 May 2023 and announces the end of the emergency.
- [2]80%COVID-19 pandemicen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 21, 2026· 50% of score
The pandemic the declaration closed, with the case and death counts behind the decision.[1]
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