State Adjusting its Response to COVID-19
(AP) — Hawaiʻi
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The state is transitioning away from emergency response mode, the governor said, despite a recent increase in Covid cases.
Hawaiʻi’s top public health officials said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is still active but is moving into a new phase of the disease. The new phase is one in which people can test themselves at home for the disease and ideally avoid serious illness thanks to vaccination and the use of therapeutic treatments. Gov. David Ige says it's a transition from “emergency response” to “public health management.”
The announcement has also brought on questions, like what will a future response look like should a new variant emerge causing a potential surge.