U.S. COVID-19 public emergency ends

LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) came to an end on Thursday, marking a major transition in the country's fight against the global pandemic.

The PHE was announced by then U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in January 2020 to implement temporary measures and allocate resources to better contain the pandemic.