President Biden signed a resolution on April 10, 2023, effectively ending the COVID-19 national emergency. The national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were previously scheduled to end on May 11, 2023, but the bipartisan legislation ended the former earlier than expected, on April 10. Effects of terminating COVID-19 national …
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended
On January 11, 2023, the U.S. government extended the COVID-19 public health emergency until April. This extension comes as a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant, known as “Kraken,” has caused an increase in hospitalizations. Since the emergency was originally declared in January 2020, it has been renewed every 90 days by …