After a steady rise for nearly 2 months, the pace of the world's COVID-19 cases seems to be plateauing, though levels continue to rise in the Western Pacific and Americas regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest pandemic snapshot.Also, an American intelligence probe into the source of SARS-CoV-2, presented to President Biden yesterday, was inconclusive, while authors of a report that detailed the WHO's joint mission to China warned that the window is closing for key studies on the virus origin.Pattern plateaus at a high levelThe world reported 4.5 million cases last week, showing signs of stabilization, the WHO said in its situation report.