WHO's BIG warning: 'Covid-19 cases rising in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants' WHO chief said the “pandemic is changing but it's not over. We have made progress but it's not over.” Ghebreyesus said the ability to track the virus is ''under threat" as reporting and genomic sequences are declining, making it harder to track Omicron and analyse future emerging variants.