While Covid-19 is no longer categorized as a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded the public to learn from this health crisis and “change for the better.” ManilaBulletin
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reminded the people that Covid-19 is still a threat despite the lifting of its global health emergency status.“That’s the way it should be. If we all go back to how things were before Covid-19, we will have failed to learn our lessons, and we will have failed future generations. This experience must change us all for the better,” said Ghebreyesus on Friday, May 5.
“The worst thing any country could do now is to use this news as a reason to let down its guard, to dismantle the systems it has built, or to send the message to its people that Covid-19 is nothing to worry about,” he said. “There are still cases, there still death[s] related with Covid and its complications. Countries are advised to continue to make policies to protect the people, prevent surge and prevent death,” said Solante in a text message on Saturday, May 6.
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