Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu

With governments and populations worldwide desperate for an end to the pandemic, discussion about when the virus might be reclassified has intensified.

But the question has sparked disagreement between governments seeking some sort of normality and some parts of the medical community which advocate keeping its guard up. Although Omicron has triggered a surge in infections, there have been fewer deaths and lower rates of hospital admissions, with many governments easing restrictions, reducing isolation times and loosening border controls.

The UN health organisation also warned against the temptation to play down the seriousness of an endemic disease. "We are indeed moving towards the virus becoming more endemic, but we cannot say we have already reached that status," said Marco Cavaleri, head of the European Medicines Agency's vaccination strategy.

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