Everything is about context. The context in this case it that the WHO declaring an emergency might sound ominous, but I don't see the panic you are decrying. And I'll hazard a guess, you will not see panic from this declaration. I think this will be proof the WHO was historically scared of acting too quickly, particularly with COVID, and should not have. A declaration of an emergency by the WHO is not a source of panic, it's the start of a muscled response by health organizations around the world.

I feel safer that the WHO has declared an emergency, and so does the rest of the world.