China Warns of COVID Despite WHO Ending Emergency

The head of the COVID-19 Expert Committee at the Chinese Health Commission, Liang Wannian, stated that "the COVID-19 virus still poses a risk despite the World Health Organization's announcement to end the global emergency," adding that "China will continue to monitor the virus and increase vaccinations among the most at-risk groups, looking to improve treatment capabilities for the disease." China maintained a "zero COVID" policy for a long time after most countries began to coexist with the virus and only started to lift its restrictive policies in late 2022.