WHO says pandemic 'a long way from over' - The West Australian

Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.

"We are at a critical point in the pandemic now, the trajectory of this pandemic is growing for the 7th week in a row," said the WHO team leader on COVID-19, Maria van Kerkhove.

Noting that there had been a 9 per cent rise in cases in the past week, the seventh consecutive week of increases, and a 5 per cent rise in deaths, she added: "If you look at the epi (epidemic) curve and the trajectory of the pandemic right now, it is growing exponentially".