(PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic would not end in two to three months, an infectious disease expert said Monday. In a televised public briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante said the country's Covid-19 numbers are low compared to those reported in January or September last year. "Pero, tuloy-tuloy pa rin na mayroon tayong community transmission especially with this BA.5 variant. And in fact, sa data natin ngayon, marami-raming (But, we continue to have community transmission especially with the BA.5 variant. And in fact, in our current data, many) regions are moderate risk," he said. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the end of the pandemic can already be seen as many of its regions are reporting significant decrease in the tally of new deaths and new infections. Solante noted that the healthcare utilization rate among regions nationwide remains low. "Makikita dito sa datos ng WHO ang Philippines ay fifth