Biden ends COVID national emergency after 3 years over 1.1 million Americans dead

President Biden signs legislation officially ending the COVID-19 national emergency, which had been declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020 and extended by Biden continuously for over three years. A separate public health emergency ends May 11, 2023. More than 1.13 million Americans have died of COVID-19, more than any other nation in absolute terms and among the highest per-capita death rates among wealthy democracies. The end of the emergency triggers millions of people losing Medicaid coverage they gained during the pandemic, as continuous enrollment requirements expire. Biden frames the decision as a return to "normal" public health management.