Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 coordinator, to depart publish subsequent week

Ashish Jha, the White House’s level individual on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration subsequent week.

The White House stated Thursday that Jha will return to Brown University, the place he had served because the dean of the college’s college of public well being earlier than becoming a member of the White House as its COVID-19 coordinator in April 2022. His departure comes after the federal authorities ended its twin nationwide emergencies on the virus earlier this spring.

In a press release asserting Jha’s departure, President Joe Biden stated COVID-19 “no longer controls our daily lives.”

“As one of the leading public health experts in America, he has effectively translated and communicated complex scientific challenges into concrete actions that helped save and improve the lives of millions of Americans,” Biden stated within the assertion asserting Jha’s departure. “I extend my deepest thanks to Ashish and his family. We are a stronger and healthier nation because of his contributions to public service.”