WHO warns 'long way to go' in virus crisis

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries only in the early stages of the fight, as the global death toll surpassed 180,000.

As some countries have moved to lift lockdown restrictions that have upended daily life around the globe, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a sober warning.

“Make no mistake: We have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time,” Tedros told a virtual press conference.

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