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US to end Covid-19 emergency declarations on May 11

31 Jan 2023 02:49pm
The White House announced the national and public health emergencies will officially end May 11. Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP FILE PIX
The White House announced the national and public health emergencies will officially end May 11. Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP FILE PIX

LOS ANGELES - The Biden administration announced on Monday it plans to end the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11.

The Covid-19 national emergency and PHE were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020.

They are currently set to expire on March 1 and April 11, respectively, said Xinhua.

The Biden Administration's plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then end both emergencies on that date, according to a statement of the White House.

The statement came in opposing two House bills that would end the emergency declarations sooner.

The public health and national emergencies have enabled US hospitals to respond more flexibly when faced with spike in patients during Covid-19 surges.

Ending the emergency declaration could have implications for funding for tests and vaccines as well as impact other pandemic-related policies, the National Public Radio (NPR) reported. - BERNAMA

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