Some remarks on COVID-19 and Long COVID of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General at World Health Organization) at the media briefing (26.04.2023):
“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-COVID-19 condition, suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer-term care.”
“And, as the emergence of the new XBB.1.16 variant illustrates, the virus is still changing, and is still capable of causing new waves of disease and death.”
“We remain hopeful that sometime this year, we will be able to declare an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern.”
“But this virus is here to stay, and all countries will need to learn to manage it alongside other infectious diseases.”
Full remarks are available here: WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing – 26 April 2023
