CNN’s Cohen on WHO Declaring the End of Covid Emergency: ‘There Is Still Concern’

BERMAN A major announcement ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ a few moments ago ░░░░░░░░ say that Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ no longer a global ░░░░░░░░ emergency This is three ░░░░░░░░ into the pandemic CNN ░░░░░░░░ senior medical correspondent Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ is with us now ░░░░░░░░ what does this actually ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth COHEN John let ░░░░░░░░ take a moment and ░░░░░░░░ the day The public ░░░░░░░░ emergency that the W ░░░░░░░░ O declared that was ░░░░░░░░ 30th of 2020 and ░░░░░░░░ it ends May 5th ░░░░░░░░ Now does this mean ░░░░░░░░ s no more concern ░░░░░░░░ Covid There is still ░░░░░░░░ There is a concern ░░░░░░░░ it should still be ░░░░░░░░ because you don t ░░░░░░░░ what mutations are out ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ waves there might be ░░░░░░░░ it s an acknowledgment ░░░░░░░░ that the crisis is ░░░░░░░░ sure over but there ░░░░░░░░ still reasons we should ░░░░░░░░ following it Let s ░░░░░░░░ a listen to the ░░░░░░░░ Maria Van Kerkhove at ░░░░░░░░ H O Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ KERKHOVE Epidemiologically this virus ░░░░░░░░ continue to cause waves ░░░░░░░░ we are hopeful of ░░░░░░░░ that we have the ░░░░░░░░ in place to ensure ░░░░░░░░ the future waves do ░░░░░░░░ result in more severe ░░░░░░░░ don t result in ░░░░░░░░ of death and we ░░░░░░░░ do that with the ░░░░░░░░ we have at hand ░░░░░░░░ just need to make ░░░░░░░░ that we are tracking ░░░░░░░░ virus because it will ░░░░░░░░ to evolve Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Dr Van Kerkhove also ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ looking out for new ░░░░░░░░ If this pandemic taught ░░░░░░░░ anything it s that ░░░░░░░░ viruses evolve all the ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ on the watch for ░░░░░░░░