World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 a ‘Pandemic.’ Here’s What That Means

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Q&A: What the pandemic declaration means

"Pandemic" has nothing to do with how serious the illness is. It just means a disease is spreading widely. The head of the World Health Organization, which made the declaration Wednesday, said the U.N ...
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5 years after COVID-19 emergency declaration, pandemic’s impact still lingers

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Tuesday marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency, altering daily life across the U.S. While the virus is far weaker today, its effects ...
WTAE-TV

COVID-19: Five years since pandemic declaration

Today marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and while life has mostly returned to normal, the virus's impact lingers.Empty hallways, bare grocery store ...