The World Health Organization said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.

世界卫生组织周五表示，COVID-19不再构成国际关注的突发公共卫生事件(PHEIC)，即世界卫生组织的最高警戒级别。

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, made the announcement at a virtual press conference from Geneva.

世卫组织总干事谭德塞在日内瓦举行的虚拟新闻发布会上宣布了这一消息。

The WHO first gave COVID-19 its highest level of alert on January 30, 2020, and a panel of global health experts has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months.

世卫组织于2020年1月30日首次对COVID-19发出最高级别警报，此后，全球卫生专家小组在每三个月举行的会议上继续使用该标签。

In March 2020, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic while the novel coronavirus continued to spread worldwide.

2020年3月，随着新型冠状病毒继续在全球传播，世卫组织将COVID-19定性为大流行病。