![Zainab Yusuff-Akimbo has worked as a COVID tester with SHIELD Illinois since March 2023. With the end of the emergency declaration, the SHIELD testing site at the University of Illinois will close May 26, though the organization says it may reopen at a new location in June.](/images/uploads/_small/ZainabYusuffAkimbo01-1024x576.jpg)
COVID-19 emergency orders are coming to an end. Where does Illinois go from here?
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declarations will mean drastic changes in how we deal with the disease. To unpack all of it, The 21st was joined by a professor of infectious diseases, the Illinois state epidemiologist, and a journalist that's been following the story.