Washington, USA (CNN) – US President Joe Biden said he believed the Corona pandemic was “over” but acknowledged that the US still has a “problem” with the virus it has. killed more than a million Americans.
“The pandemic is over,” Biden said in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes, adding: “We still have a problem with Covid. We are still working hard. But the pandemic is over.”
The US government still classifies Covid-19 as a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization says it remains a public health emergency of international concern. But the US president’s comments come in the wake of other hopeful comments from global health leaders.
Last week, the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the end of the Corona pandemic was “imminent” and that the world had never been in a better position to end the pandemic.
“Last week, the number of weekly deaths per crown was the lowest since March 2020,” said Ghebreyesus, adding: “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. We are not there yet, but the the end is near. “
And last August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised Covid-19 guidelines such as quarantine and social distancing measures, but confirmed that some people, including the elderly, those with immunity weakened and those with certain disabilities. , are more likely to develop severe symptoms due to the Corona virus, and additional precautions may need to be taken.
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