Hill September 14, 2022
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the end of the COVID-19 pandemic “is in sight” and the world has “never been in a better position” to reach this long-awaited goal.
During his routine media briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated the number of weekly COVID-19 deaths from around the world has reached its lowest point since March 2020, when his organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a global pandemic.
“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” said Tedros, comparing the coronavirus response to a marathon and urging people to not let up in their efforts.
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