The COVID-19 lockdowns officially ended at different times depending on the region, but notably, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the global Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 on May 5, 2023. Following this, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the same for the United States, effective May 11, 2023. However, COVID-19 as a public health threat continues with ongoing cases and hospitalizations despite the official end of emergency status.
Different countries and regions had varied timelines for lockdowns, with some easing restrictions gradually over 2020 and 2021. For example, in the UK, lockdowns were introduced in March 2020 and eased in phases starting in mid-2020, with multiple lockdowns occurring until 2021.
So, the widely recognized official end of COVID-19 lockdown-type emergency status is around May 2023, though local restrictions and conditions varied globally and over time.
