Is the WHO Saying the Pandemic Is Almost Over?

It sort of looks that way.

Today, something happened that has been such a rare occurrence I can count the number of times I’ve experienced it since March 2020 on both hands: The lead story of The New York Times featured good news.

“Omicron’s Spread Could End ‘Emergency Phase’ of Pandemic, Top W.H.O. Official Says,” reads the story, and while…