Republicans Want Biden , to End COVID-19, as a Public Health Emergency.br NPR reports Congressional Republicans br have asked President Biden to no longer designate the coronavirus pandemic br as a public health emergency (PHE).br The lawmakers say due to increased access to vaccines and improved efficacy br of COVID-19 treatments, it's time for br the United States to get back to normal.br As the surge of the Omicron variant has br subsided, many believe the Biden administration should begin plotting a course towards the br hopeful late stages of the pandemic.br We're moving toward a time when COVID won't disrupt our daily lives, , Statement from Jeffrey Zients, br White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.br ... a time when COVID won't be br a constant crisis but rather br will be something we can protect against and treat. , Statement from Jeffrey Zients, br White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.br Though numbers have started dropping,br seven-day averages br show 2,300 deaths per day.br Today we call on your administration to do what so br many states and other countries already have: accept that br COVID-19 is endemic, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.br recognize that current heavy-handed government interventions are doing br more harm than good, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.br and immediately begin the process by which we unwind the PHE so our country can get back to normal. , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.br The more than 70 House Republicans br who signed the letter asked that br Biden submit a pandemic exit strategy br to Congress by March 15.