Jan 15, 2021
WUHAN, China (AP) A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.
The group sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was approved by President Xi Jinping’s government after months of diplomatic wrangling that prompted an unusual public complaint by the head of WHO.
Scientists suspect the virus that has killed more than 1.9 million people since late 2019 jumped to humans from bats or other animals, most likely in China’s southwest. The ruling Communist Party, stung by complaints it allowed the disease to spread, has suggested the virus came from abroad, possibly on imported seafood, but international scientists reject that.
The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was approved by President Xi Jinping s government after months of diplomatic wrangling
WHO expert team arrives in Wuhan to begin investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic A single scientific visit is unlikely to confirm the origins; it could take years of genetic analysis and epidemiological studies to find an answer. The Associated Press January 14, 2021 10:23:18 IST Chinese state media says that a WHO team arrived in Wuhan to study the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. AP Photo
A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries. The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was approved by President Xi Jinping’s government after months of diplomatic wrangling that prompted an unusual public compl
A global team of researchers arrived in Wuhan where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.