A traveller wearing a protective face mask and face shield sits in front of check-in counters at the Hong Kong International Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China.

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.

Asked by a journalist at a Geneva media briefing about the timing of the pandemic's end, Margaret Harris said it was "far from over".

"We are definitely in the middle of the pandemic," she added.

COVID-19 pandemic is 'far from over': WHO official

Asked by a journalist at a Geneva media briefing about the timing of the pandemic's end, Margaret Harris said it was "far from over".

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