The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is "in sight". According to WHO, weekly deaths with the virus around the world are at the lowest level since March 2020 - the month the UK first went into lockdown.
The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: "Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.
"A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.
