Although COVID-19 is over as a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat, said Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a media briefing on global health issues, Ednews reports.
Cases and deaths continue to be reported from around the world, he aded.
"Although people are better protected by vaccination and prior infection, this is not an excuse to let down our guard. WHO continues to advise people at high risk to wear a mask in crowded places, to get boosters when recommended, and to ensure adequate ventilation indoors. And we urge governments to maintain and not dismantle the systems they built for COVID-19: To continue to conduct surveillance and report, to track variants, to provide early clinical care, to provide boosters for the most at-risk groups, to improve ventilation, and to communicate regularly," stressed Director General of WHO.