Expressing concern over the misinformation brewing around the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that several factors, including misinformation, are fueling the recent spike in cases across the world. WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove pointed out that misinformation such as the pandemic is over, Omicron is mild and that it is the last variant of COVID-19, are causing a lot of confusion and allowing the virus to thrive.