Mexico has declared an end to the COVID-19 health emergency in keeping with
World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, Undersecretary of Prevention
and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said Tuesday.
“The decision was made given that the conditions the WHO took into account
to
suspend the public health emergency of international concern have been
met,” Lopez-Gatell said at a press conference.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree that marked
the end of the initial March 23, 2020 document declaring the start of the
health emergency.
On May 5, the WHO declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency
due to the steady decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.According
to Lopez-Gatell, 95 percent of Mexico’s population has the antibodies
needed to repel
the virus, providing the country with a “high level of immunity.” In
addition, the variants currently circulating have a “lower virulence” than
previous ones, causing only mild illness, he said, adding that clinical
treatment of patients has improved.
World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, Undersecretary of Prevention
and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said Tuesday.
“The decision was made given that the conditions the WHO took into account
to
suspend the public health emergency of international concern have been
met,” Lopez-Gatell said at a press conference.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree that marked
the end of the initial March 23, 2020 document declaring the start of the
health emergency.
On May 5, the WHO declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency
due to the steady decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.According
to Lopez-Gatell, 95 percent of Mexico’s population has the antibodies
needed to repel
the virus, providing the country with a “high level of immunity.” In
addition, the variants currently circulating have a “lower virulence” than
previous ones, causing only mild illness, he said, adding that clinical
treatment of patients has improved.
