'We're still in the tunnel': WHO chief says Covid-19 pandemic not over

warning that declaring the crisis over was"still a long way off".

He reiterated that the world was in the best position it had ever been in to end the pandemic, with the number of weekly deaths continuing to drop - and now just 10 per cent of what they were at the peak in January 2021. But, he stressed,"it is still a long way off, and the tunnel is still dark, with many obstacles that could trip us up if we don't take care."Biden says pandemic is over; survivors and doctors disagree

Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead on Covid-19, told reporters the virus is still"circulating at an intense level," although the situation varied in different countries.But she pointed out that the world has the tools needed to rein in the spread.

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