WHO 'hopeful' it can declare Covid-19 pandemic as over next year

The WHO also said millions of people also remain at high risk of severe disease and death from Covid-19 due to the slow pace of the vaccine roll-out in some areas.

The World Health Organisation is “hopeful” the Covid-19 pandemic can be declared finished during 2023.

In a review published to mark the end of this year, global health chiefs said they are also hopeful of seeing the end of the current mpox outbreak (formerly known as monkeypox) and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.