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WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

The end of the emergency declaration comes more than three years after the World Health Organization announced it on Jan. 30, 2020.
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Coronavirus FAQ: Are pets a threat? My immunocompromised pal had COVID. Can I visit?

Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions."
In a fleeting elevator contact, an individual with a good mask — an N95 or KN95, for example — would be unlikely to become either infected or spread the coronavirus, an expert on COVID-19 says.

Coronavirus FAQs: A vaccinated person’s guide to COVID exposure and elevator etiquette

Should you quarantine? Get tested? Mask up? Insist on masks for others? There are many tricky situations to navigate in our delta variant, semi-vaccinated world. Here's advice from experts.