Biden administration plans to end Covid public health emergency on May 11

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before receiving a second COVID-19 booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buildings South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022.

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters

The Biden administration plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring, which will mark a major turning point in the U.S. response to pandemic.

The White House, in a statement Monday, said it would terminate on May 11 both the public health emergency and the national emergency first declared by the Trump administration in 2020.