, Feb. 22 -- "We all saw how the pandemic brought the global economy to a screeching halt. If we continue to pitch economy against health or climate, then we will do 'more of the same' blunders that forced us into humanitarian crises and emergencies like the pandemic. It is high time governments at every level walk the talk on tall promises of integrated development 'where no one is left behind.'"

Global health thought leader Dr Tim France rightly tweeted, "Here is the WHO stating explicitly what most people I know are saying to one another privately: Is not it really risky to lift all COVID-19 related measures now, with the virus still circulating in high levels? Clearly, in these global experts' minds, the answer is an emphatic yes."

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