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March 31, 2022Jefferson City, Mo. |  By: AP

Missouri governor declares `the COVID-19 crisis is over'

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says "the COVID-19 crisis is over" in Missouri. The Republican governor announced Wednesday that the state will transition to treating the coronavirus as an endemic beginning Friday.

One result is that the public will have less frequent updates about the number of deaths, hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19.

Parson said the change recognizes that the coronavirus is here to stay and that there will be periodic surges in cases. 

State Health Director Paula Nickelson says the state will monitor and respond to the coronavirus similar to how it does for influenza and other ongoing diseases.