> calling it a global health emergency is laughable Your complaint is with the NYT's re-phrasing, not the WHO. WHO declaration is: "determined a public health

> calling it a global health emergency is laughable Your complaint is with the NYT's re-phrasing, not the WHO. WHO declaration is: "determined a public health emergency of international concern" https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-d... Obviously it's a local public health emergency, and some international concern seems warranted anytime an ebola strain pops up...