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WHO’s team in China ‘interviewed Wuhan scientists’ over coronavirus origins | WHO’s team in China ‘interviewed Wuhan scientists’ over coronavirus origins |
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A team from the World Health Organization in China, which was sent to probe the origins of Covid-19, had “extensive discussions” and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan, where the outbreak was first detected. | |
The talks included updates on animal health research, a spokesman said on Tuesday. China shut down a wildlife market in Wuhan at the start of the outbreak, a day after discovering some patients were vendors or dealers. The WHO says the virus most likely came from bats and probably had another, intermediary animal “host.” | The talks included updates on animal health research, a spokesman said on Tuesday. China shut down a wildlife market in Wuhan at the start of the outbreak, a day after discovering some patients were vendors or dealers. The WHO says the virus most likely came from bats and probably had another, intermediary animal “host.” |
Scientists and governments around the world are awaiting the results of the WHO investigation. The Trump administration accuses the WHO of being China-centric and plans to leave the agency over its handling of the pandemic. | Scientists and governments around the world are awaiting the results of the WHO investigation. The Trump administration accuses the WHO of being China-centric and plans to leave the agency over its handling of the pandemic. |
The three-week advance mission, comprising two specialists in animal health and epidemiology, was tasked with laying the groundwork for a broader team of Chinese and international experts. They will seek to discover how the virus that causes Covid-19 jumped the species barrier from animals to humans. |
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