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Covid-19 no longer global health emergency: WHO

Despite the declaration, the virus remains a serious health threat for the public, the World Health Organization director-general has stressed.

The framework is intended to eliminate the so-called vaccine divide between rich nations and poorer ones, sources said.

Health Ministry official Tarmizi said that the surge in new infections would likely peak by the middle or the end of this month.

On April 22, data showed that beds in intensive care units are 67 per cent occupied, and several private hospitals were full.

Of the 9,607 elementary students who took the survey, 57 percent said they did not ask for help despite these psychological difficulties.

Officer-in-charge Maria Vergeire said the health department has already submitted their recommendation to not bring back Covid-19 restrictions.

At a meeting with party members and medical staff, he described the Kingdom’s medics as an “army clothed in white” and “frontline soldiers”.

On April 23, a day after Idul Fitri, a low number of confirmed cases was recorded at 384 but it has continued to rise since then.

The envisaged network will cover six countries, from Kenya to Thailand.

With the shift, the government will no longer call on Covid-19 patients and their close contacts to refrain from going out.