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So, is COVID-19 moving from epidemic to endemic?

We put that question to the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases president, Professor Allen Cheng. He says COVID-19 is at once pandemic, endemic and epidemic. The virus will be constantly present with us from now on, circling the world (an endemic pandemic). But we willalsosee sudden, sharp increases when a new variant arises, when the seasons change, or when public health measures are too relaxed (an epidemic). COVID-19 will continue to be a disease of waves.

From today’s age https://www.theage.com.au/national/pandemic-or-endemic-should-we-stop-worrying-about-omicron-20220119-p59pdr.html