INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in
its latest weekly data.The U.N
health agency has previously said that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year but it would depend on how quickly we meet its
target to vaccinate 70% of the population in each country, among other factors.Asked by a journalist at a Geneva media briefing about the
was causing the increases, including the highly transmissible Omicron variant and its cousin the BA.2 sub-variant, and the lifting of public
health and social measures, the WHO said.Source: Reuters-Agencies
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