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WHO chief says push to discount lab leak theory was premature | China

Most scientists suspect that the coronavirus originated in bats, but the exact route by which it first jumped into people – via an intermediary animal or in some other way – has not yet been determined. It typically takes decades to narrow down the natural source of an animal virus like Ebola or Sars. Tedros said that “checking what happened, especially in our labs, is important” to nailing down if the pandemic had any laboratory links. “We need information, direct information on what the situation of this lab was before and at the start of the pandemic,” the WHO chief said, adding that China’s cooperation was critical. “If we get full information, we can exclude (the lab connection).”

WHO experts warn more dangerous Covid-19 variants could take hold

GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation s emergency committee warned on Thursday (July 15) that new and more dangerous Covid-19 variants were expected to spread around the world, making it harder to halt the pandemic. The announcement was further bad news as several countries battle a new wave of infections fanned by new variants, namely Delta which was first identified in India. The pandemic is nowhere near finished, the committee warned in a statement on Thursday following a meeting a day earlier. Committee chairman Didier Houssin acknowledged to reporters that recent trends are worrying . He said a year-and-a half after the WHO first declared a so-called Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) - its highest alert level - we are still running after this virus and the virus is still running after us .

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