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As of June 2020[update] the COVID-19 virus is the basis of a raging pandemic; but it may become endemic in future.
Academia
On 14 April 2022, the World Health Organization said that COVID-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large outbreaks around the globe.[1]
In June 2022, an article in Human Genomics said that the pandemic was "still raging" but "now is the time to explore the transition from the pandemic to the endemic phase. The latter will require worldwide vigilance and cooperation, especially in emerging countries", and suggested that developed countries should assist in boosting vaccination rates worldwide.[2]
By countries
Australia
At a media conference on 22 December 2021, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that "we are living with this virus. This is the next stage of the pandemic." She noted that only one person was hospitalized with COVID-19 in Queensland at this time, and encouraged continued masking and booster shots for those eligible.[3] Queensland's Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said that spreading COVID-19 is "necessary" in order to transition from the "pandemic stage to an endemic stage", noting that people can develop immunity by being vaccinated or getting infected.[3]
Malaysia
In September 2021, Malaysian Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin announced that the government would transition to treating COVID-19 as if it was in an "endemic phase" by the end of October 2021, after vaccinating 80% of the population.[4][5] Movement controls in the country were lifted in October.[6] In March 2022, Khairy said that Malaysians could start "to live with COVID-19", while maintaining some public health measures.[7]
Mexico
On April 26 2022, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that COVID-19 was "retreating almost completely" and had moved on to an endemic stage.[8]
Philippines
In February 2022, the Philippines Department of Health began shifting toward the endemic phase of COVID-19, despite caution from the WHO that it may be too early to declare. During a media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the "transition to an endemic state for COVID-19 does not mean that the government would stop its interventions or even remove minimum health protocols such as masking, physical distancing and hand sanitation." WHO Acting Philippine Representative Rajendra Yadav said that while the continued drop in the number of new cases is "encouraging," the country should be careful in moving from the "acute phase" of the pandemic.[9]
Singapore
In June 2021, Gan Kim Yong, Ong Ye Kung and Lawrence Wong—chairs of Singapore's COVID-19 task force—stated that "COVID-19 may never go away", but that due to high vaccination rates, a roadmap was being developed for how the city state could eventually live "normally with [COVID-19] in our midst", and manage it as an endemic disease, which would include:[10][11]
- Using rapid COVID-19 tests for screening, as opposed to slower PCR tests, contact tracing, and quarantine.
- Deemphasis on COVID-19 case numbers in favour of "outcomes"
- Emphasis on COVID-19 patients being able to recover at home.[12]
- Easing restrictions on gatherings and avoiding lockdowns
- Easing travel restrictions for those who are fully-vaccinated
They stated that "Science and human ingenuity will eventually prevail over COVID-19. Cohesion and social consciousness will get us there faster. We must all do our part."[10][11] Shortly after the plans were revealed, however, outbreaks tied to Delta variant began to emerge, leading the Singapore government to reintroduce restrictions on gatherings. In October 2021, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admitted that it would take at least six months to reach a "new normal", but that Singapore's high vaccination rates and low mortality meant that COVID-19 "has become a treatable, mild disease for most of us", the impact of COVID-19 variants had made a COVID-Zero strategy less feasible, and that maintaining restrictions would impact the economy and mental health of the country.[13][14]
Spain
On 17 January 2022, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish government was exploring how and when the management of the COVID-19 pandemic would shift to the management of the coronavirus as an endemic illness, saying that "the virus is no longer so deadly".[15] The following day, Tedros Ghebreyesus of the WHO stated that the pandemic was "nowhere near over", warning that new variants were still "likely to emerge".[16]
United States
In a preview of his policy changes in early February 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom said that the state of California will embrace an endemic response, elaborating that "In that endemic plan, we will be able to answer a lot of questions you have about what world are we living in, where are we going with this virus".[17] On 17 February 2022, he announced a formal shift in the state's management of COVID-19, saying "we are moving past the crisis phase into a phase where we will work to live with this virus". This change was described as the first endemic management policy in the US.
Most remaining state mask mandates were lifted by April 2022,[18] and a federal mask mandate for public transport was struck down by the District Court for the Middle District of Florida for exceeding the authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[19] On 26 April 2022, Chief Medical Advisor to the President and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD) Anthony Fauci argued that the United States was "out of the pandemic phase".[20] The following day, Fauci stated that the country was in a "transitional phase" into "hopefully a more controlled phase and endemicity", but that "the world is still in a pandemic", and the United States could still see new waves of infection. Fauci's comments followed a report from the CDC indicating that the United States had a much higher level of collective immunity due to the Omicron variant.[21]
On 16 May 2022, Joseph Wendelken, a spokesman for the Rhode Island Department of Health, observed that COVID-19 was "an endemic disease" and said "we should expect moderate increases and decreases in our COVID-19 levels over the coming months."[22] On 31 May 2022, Albert Bryan, governor of the United States Virgin Islands, similarly stated that COVID-19 had entered an endemic phase, as "we now have the tools and information necessary to protect ourselves from a serious illness."[23]
On June 14 2022, Vermont's Health Commissioner Mark Levine described COVID-19 as endemic, and stated that "COVID-19 is still with us and will continue to evolve, but so has our knowledge of the virus and how to respond," and went on to encourage the use of at-home tests. Acknowledging declining positivity rates, the state's Governor Phil Scott stressed the importance of socialization and strengthening communities.[24][25]
Vietnam
In March 2022, Chính declared COVID-19 to be "endemic" and considered ending daily reporting of new cases.[26] An article in Bloomberg noted that Vietnam has a high level of vaccination and has seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 related deaths.[27]
See also
- Public health mitigation of COVID-19
- COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
- Living with COVID-19
- Treatment and management of COVID-19
References
- ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/14/coronavirus-far-from-becoming-endemic-says-who
- ^ Biancolella, Michela; Colona, Vito Luigi; Mehrian-Shai, Ruty; Watt, Jessica Lee; Luzzatto, Lucio; Novelli, Giuseppe; Reichardt, Juergen K. V. (2022). "COVID-19 2022 update: Transition of the pandemic to the endemic phase". Human Genomics. 16 (1): 19. doi:10.1186/s40246-022-00392-1. PMID 35650595. S2CID 249274308.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b "CHO says spread of COVID across Queensland 'necessary' as new daily case numbers double". ABC News. 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Covid-19 expected to become endemic in Malaysia by end of October, says KJ". The Star. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Covid-19 endemic stage for Malaysia expected late October". MSN. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia restarts interstate, overseas travel as it hits vaccine milestone". South China Morning Post. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Arumugam, Tharanya (5 March 2022). "Malaysians can start to live with Covid-19, says KJ". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Mexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic". ABC News.
- ^ "Govt readies shift to endemic phase". 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Singapore plans out new normal life with COVID-19 endemic". The Hindu. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries". CNN. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (4 October 2021). "Issues with Covid-19 home recovery programme being ironed out: Ong Ye Kung". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (22 January 2022). "Navigating the bumps in Singapore's road to living with Covid-19 | The Straits Times". Straits Times. Retrieved 10 February 2022.[dead link]
- ^ Auto, Hermes (9 October 2021). "Zero-Covid strategy no longer feasible due to highly infectious Delta variant: PM Lee | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Spain to treat COVID-19 as an endemic illness instead of pandemic". 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu". 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Stanford doctor says we 'cannot go back' to pre-pandemic life". ABC7 San Francisco. 17 February 2022.
- ^ Teague, Katie. "Here Is Where Masks Are Still Required". CNET. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Sneed, Tierney (April 18, 2022). "CDC mask mandate for travelers no longer in effect following judge's ruling, official says". CNN. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Fauci on why the U.S. Is 'out of the pandemic phase'". PBS Newshour. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ Achenbach, Joel; Pietsch, Bryan (April 27, 2022). "U.S. no longer in 'full-blown' pandemic phase, Fauci says". The Washington Post.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (2022-05-16). "'COVID-19 is back in Rhode Island,' Central Falls health strategist warns - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Effective June 1, Travelers No Longer Required to Use the Travel Portal, Reminded Bryan". 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Vermont's state-run COVID-19 testing sites to close next week". 16 June 2022.
- ^ "With endemic virus, Scott administration looks ahead to pandemic recovery". 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Asia's COVID success stories become the world's worst hot spots".
- ^ "Vietnam Mulls Shift to Covid Endemic Path as Virus Surges". Bloomberg.com. 4 March 2022.
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