COVID No Longer Seen As a Global Health Emergency But Numbers Continue to Rise | EWTN News Nightly

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While COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the director of the World Health Organization is reporting some startling numbers about it. In the month of December, there were almost 10,000 COVID deaths. Hospitalizations were up 42% since November and during the same time period, admissions to the ICU were up 62%. The trends are based on information reported to WHO from fewer than 50 countries, leading researchers to believe this situation could worsen. This report comes on the heels of 2 days of testimony by former Chief White House Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci in front of a COVID select subcommittee. He faced questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and offered his thoughts on preparing for potential outbreaks. Dr. Fauci's testimony was behind closed doors, but Chairman Brad Wenstrup issued a statement with some of the takeaways from the testimony. Dr. Aaron Kheriaty of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins to share what stood out to him. The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an average 1,500 Americans are dying of COVID each week. Dr. Kheriaty tells us what he thinks should be done to bring those numbers down. If another pandemic does arise, he discusses how it should be handled differently. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf