Joe Biden: COVID-19, Public Health Emergencies Will End May 11

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Congress on Monday that he will end two national emergencies to combat COVID-19 on May 11 as much of the world has returned to normal nearly three years after they were first declared.

The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency formally restructures the federal response to the coronavirus to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat that can be dealt with through normal departmental agencies.

That’s because lawmakers have already removed the emergency elements that insured millions of Americans during the pandemic. Combined with cuts to most federal funds for COVID-19 relief, this will also move the development of vaccines and treatments out of the direct control of the federal government.