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

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The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday tempered his assertion that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was near, warning that declaring the crisis over was 'still a long way off'.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization, 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." FILE PHOTO

And US President Joe Biden went further in an interview broadcast Sunday, declaring that the pandemic in the United States "is over". Tedros pointed out that two-thirds of the world's population has been vaccinated, including three-quarters of health workers and older people. The UN health agency has warned that the falling number of reported cases is deceptive, since many countries have cut back on testing and may not be detecting less serious cases.

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