The World Health Organization stated that it hopes that COVID-19 and monkeypox will no longer be global health emergencies in 2023.
Regarding COVID-19, the Director-General said that the number of weekly deaths from this disease is now about a fifth of what it was a year ago.
And he explained that “last week, less than 10,000 people died as a result of Covid-19,” stressing that he did not underestimate this number and that “all countries can still do a lot to save lives.”
“But we have come a long way,” he added. While sometime next year Covid-19 will no longer a global health emergency.
However, the Director General said that this virus will not disappear. It is here to stay, and all countries will have to learn how to deal with it along with other respiratory diseases.
Regarding monkeypox, Tedros indicated that this epidemic surprised the world. To date, more than 82,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 110 countries, but the death rate from this disease has remained low, as the death toll has not exceeded 65 deaths worldwide.
“If the current trend continues, we hope that next year we will also announce the end of this health emergency,” added the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
