Covid close to being likened to flu

Covid close to being likened to flu – WHO

by The Manila Times

Mar 19, 2023 12:38 am

THE Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

The WHO voiced confidence that it will be able to declare an end to the emergency sometime in 2023, saying it was increasingly hopeful about the pandemic phase of the virus coming to a close.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. AFP Photo

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