What the WHA is and why it could be very important for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

What the WHA is and why it could be very important for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

As the coronavirus pandemic continues a dominate global politics, another health entity has entered the discussion. The WHA meeting will consider a motion, drafted by the European Union, calling for an "impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" of the "international health response to COVID-19". Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Chinese media is reporting that President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at the WHA opening ceremony, at the invitation of WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. World leaders including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canada's Justin Trudeau have called for WHO to grant Taiwan full membership. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep regret and strong dissatisfaction that the World Health Organization Secretariat has yielded to pressure from the Chinese government and continues to disregard the right to health of the 23 million people of Taiwan."

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Representatives support WHA's decision to reject Taiwan-related proposal again
7 months, 1 week ago

Representatives support WHA's decision to reject Taiwan-related proposal again

China Daily  

Delegates attend the 77th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. GENEVA -- Representatives from Kiribati, Nicaragua and Guinea-Bissau expressed their support for the 77th World Health Assembly 's decision to reject Taiwan-related proposal once again. The WHA, the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization, decided not …

Chinese FM spokesperson comments on 77th WHA rejecting proposal on Taiwan
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese FM spokesperson comments on 77th WHA rejecting proposal on Taiwan

China Daily  

Delegates attend the 77th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. BEIJING -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday made remarks regarding that the 77th World Health Assembly rejected the so-called proposal of "inviting Taiwan to participate in the WHA as an observer" submitted by certain countries. Taiwan's …

WHO states decide not to invite Taiwan to annual assembly
7 months, 1 week ago

WHO states decide not to invite Taiwan to annual assembly

The Hindu  

Member states of the World Health Organization on May 27 decided not to invite Taiwan to the organisation’s annual assembly in Geneva, after China appealed for it to remain sidelined. Taiwan attended the WHO’s World Health Assembly as an observer from 2009 to 2016 under the administration of then-President Ma Ying-jeou, who signed landmark trade and tourism agreements with China. …

Mainland warns against 'Taiwan independence' efforts at WHA
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Mainland warns against 'Taiwan independence' efforts at WHA

China Daily  

The Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei. The Chinese mainland reiterated its stance on Taiwan's participation in the upcoming World Health Assembly, emphasizing the importance of the "one-China" principle. He pointed out Taiwan's past observer status at the WHA under the name "Chinese Taipei" from 2009 to 2016, facilitated through cross-Strait talks based on the 1992 Consensus. However, Chen condemned the …

Mainland warns against 'Taiwan independence' efforts at WHA
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Mainland warns against 'Taiwan independence' efforts at WHA

China Daily  

The Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei. The Chinese mainland reiterated its stance on Taiwan's participation in the upcoming World Health Assembly, emphasizing the importance of the "one-China" principle. He pointed out Taiwan's past observer status at the WHA under the name "Chinese Taipei" from 2009 to 2016, facilitated through cross-Strait talks based on the 1992 Consensus. However, Chen condemned the …

Australia hosts China FM, sees 'stability' in ties
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia hosts China FM, sees 'stability' in ties

The Hindu  

China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday, despite evident tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and a new crackdown in Hong Kong. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong praised renewed "stability" in relations and said it was crucial to recognise "how much progress we have made in a short period of time". An …

‘Our teams are on alert,’ says Kerala Health Minister amid Pneumonia outbreak in China
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Our teams are on alert,’ says Kerala Health Minister amid Pneumonia outbreak in China

Hindustan Times  

After the pneumonia outbreak in China, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday that teams of health officials in the state are on alert. Kerala Health Minister Veena George "The World Health Organisation discussed this with China yesterday. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the ongoing situation of the pneumonia outbreak in China is being keenly observed …

No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO
1 year, 1 month ago

No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO

Firstpost  

Since mid-October 2023, the World Health Organization has been monitoring data from Chinese surveillance systems showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in northern China China has reiterated that no unusual or new pathogens have been detected in the upsurge in child respiratory illnesses in the north, the WHO said on Thursday after putting pressure on Beijing for detailed …

China's pneumonia scare: Transparency please
1 year, 1 month ago

China's pneumonia scare: Transparency please

Live Mint  

China, where covid broke out in November 2019, is in the spotlight again. The World Health Organization has asked the country for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children. In a recent statement, the WHO noted an increase in influenza-like ailments compared to the same autumn of the past three years in China’s …

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’
1 year, 1 month ago

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’

Hindustan Times  

Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic on Thursday after the World Health Organization requested more information from China on a rise of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia clusters among children. The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on Dec. 30 2019: "Undiagnosed pneumonia - China." "I am not going …

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days
1 year, 8 months ago

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared last week, roughly 1,200 days after it first learnt of a new coronavirus spreading through Wuhan, China. Still, WHO’s word is a strong determinant in global health discourse and on this count, the agency fell short in its mission, especially in the early days of the pandemic. …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

WHO accuses China of withholding information on origin of COVID-19
1 year, 9 months ago

WHO accuses China of withholding information on origin of COVID-19

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation has accused China of withholding information and data that may throw light on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has asked why such information was not shared three years ago. GISAID is a global science initiative and primary source established in 2008 that provides open access to genomic data of influenza viruses and the coronavirus …

US says Chinese lab leak most likely caused Covid-19: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

US says Chinese lab leak most likely caused Covid-19: Report

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination -- noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's office, The Wall Street Journal reported -- marks a shift by …

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics
1 year, 11 months ago

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics

The Quint  

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics Getty Images Imagine it is 2030. An upgraded pandemic response to eliminate at source The process by which the WHO currently decides whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern has drawn criticism for being too slow. Elimination makes sense for other …

World Health Organization restates call for COVID-19 data from China as US provides 'radical transparency' on Omicron outbreak
1 year, 11 months ago

World Health Organization restates call for COVID-19 data from China as US provides 'radical transparency' on Omicron outbreak

ABC  

The World Health Organization has reiterated the need for China to share more data on its explosive COVID-19 outbreak, while praising the United States for "radical transparency" in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant. Key points: The World Health Organization says COVID-19 deaths in China remain heavily under-reported Meanwhile, the US has been praised for its transparency as Omicron …

WHO Chief Asks China To Share Data To Understand Origins Of Novel Coronavirus
2 years ago

WHO Chief Asks China To Share Data To Understand Origins Of Novel Coronavirus

ABP News  

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China for data concerning Covid-19 to understand the origins of the novel coronavirus. The WHO chief said that he was "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic would no longer be considered a global health emergency next year. "We're hopeful that at some point next year, we will be able to say that …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 7 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus

Al Jazeera  

Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus behind COVID-19 came to infect humans. “It isn’t fantastical to say there’s a cover-up.” For Chan and all those who argue that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have originated from a lab, so long as an intermediary animal host that had passed the virus from bats to …

No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China
3 years, 4 months ago

No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China

The Hindu  

China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of COVID-19, saying it supported “scientific” over “political” efforts to find out how the virus started. A delayed and heavily politicised visit by a WHO team of international experts went to Wuhan in January 2021 to produce a first phase report, which was written …

WHO proposes fresh coronavirus mission to China and lab audits
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO proposes fresh coronavirus mission to China and lab audits

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief sets out five priorities for next stage of probe into the origins of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has said the second stage of an investigation into the origins of coronavirus should include further studies in China and lab “audits”. Diplomats said that China, which has resisted a return by international scientists, voiced objections at the closed-door talks …

Ex-WHO chief calls virus origin hunt 'disrespectful'
3 years, 7 months ago

Ex-WHO chief calls virus origin hunt 'disrespectful'

China Daily  

Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks on Wednesday during a news conference at the second conference of the Global Health Forum of the Boao Forum for Asia. Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Wednesday that it is disrespectful to all mankind for some countries to hype the …

China says politics behind US call for virus origin probe
3 years, 7 months ago

China says politics behind US call for virus origin probe

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Thursday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that was first detected in China in late 2019. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing that President Joe Biden’s order showed the U.S. “does not care about …

Politics behind US call for coronavirus origin probe, says China
3 years, 7 months ago

Politics behind US call for coronavirus origin probe, says China

Hindustan Times  

China on Thursday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that was first detected in China in late 2019. Biden told US intelligence officials to redouble their efforts to investigate the origins of the pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to …

We need Taiwan as observer at WHA and Covid investigation, says US
3 years, 7 months ago

We need Taiwan as observer at WHA and Covid investigation, says US

Hindustan Times  

Addressing the 74th World Health Assembly on Tuesday United States secretary of health and human services Xavier Becerra said the world leaders must do more to understand the current pandemic and look forward toward detecting, preparing, and responding to future biological threats. United States secretary of health and human services Xavier Becerra stressed the need for developing surge capacity for …

At WHA talk-shop, countries mull WHO reforms and rebuilding post-Covid world
3 years, 7 months ago

At WHA talk-shop, countries mull WHO reforms and rebuilding post-Covid world

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Assembly will on Tuesday take up a resolution for discussion on the coronavirus disease pandemic and how to deal with health emergencies. The draft resolution, proposed by Australia, Canada and 27 other countries, and members of the European Union, has recommended strengthening the World Health Organization for better preparedness and response to such pandemic-like situations. The resolution …

WHO expert backs follow-up coronavirus mission to China
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO expert backs follow-up coronavirus mission to China

Al Jazeera  

Virologist Marion Koopmans says the trip could be helpful to gather additional information on the origins of COVID-19. A leading scientist on the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 mission to China has said a follow-up trip could be helpful to gather additional research on the origins of the disease, but should be separate from any audit of information provided by Beijing. …

Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed, says media report
3 years, 7 months ago

Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed, says media report

The Hindu  

Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report. A National Security Council spokesperson had no comment on the Journal’ s report but said the Biden administration continued to have “serious questions about the …

Taiwan holds out hope for seat at World Health Assembly meeting
3 years, 7 months ago

Taiwan holds out hope for seat at World Health Assembly meeting

Al Jazeera  

Five years after it was excluded, self-ruled island claimed by China has found new friends in campaign to attend health body as an observer. #LetTaiwanHelp Yeh Ching-chuan, who attended the WHA in 2009 as an observer when he was minister of health, says that at that time Taiwan was able to bring approximately 15 experts to attend scientific sessions and …

WHO should have declared Covid-19 an emergency much before, lost a month due to it: Panel report
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO should have declared Covid-19 an emergency much before, lost a month due to it: Panel report

India Today  

A new transparent global system should be set up for probing disease outbreaks, empowering the World Health Organization to deploy investigators at short-notice and reveal findings, a Covid-19 pandemic review panel said on Wednesday. The WHO should have declared the new coronavirus outbreak in China an international emergency earlier than January 30, 2020, but the next month was "lost" as …

Documents Reveal Chinese Scientists Discussed Weaponising Coronavirus 5 Years Before Pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Documents Reveal Chinese Scientists Discussed Weaponising Coronavirus 5 Years Before Pandemic

News 18  

A document has reportedly been found wherein Chinese scientists and health officials are found discussing a “new era of genetic weapons” that could be “artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleashed. Titled ‘The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons’, the paper is said to have suggested that the …

US reiterates call for investigation into the origins of COVID-19, slams China not cooperating
3 years, 8 months ago

US reiterates call for investigation into the origins of COVID-19, slams China not cooperating

India TV News  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday launched a scathing attack against China for a lack of transparency during "the early stages" of the coronavirus pandemic and called for a more thorough investigation into the origins of COVID-19. Blinken's remarks come as a report of a joint inquiry by the World Health Organization and China published last month did …

WHO Covid-19 origin study delayed, lacked access: US, 13 countries express concern
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO Covid-19 origin study delayed, lacked access: US, 13 countries express concern

India Today  

The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization report on the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was delayed and lacked access to complete data, according to a joint statement. "It is equally essential that we voice our shared concerns that the international expert study on the source of the …

Anticipating WHO's COVID-19 origins report, tensions rise between US, China
3 years, 9 months ago

Anticipating WHO's COVID-19 origins report, tensions rise between US, China

Firstpost  

The much-anticipated report from the international mission to Wuhan to investigate Covid-19’s origins is set to be published this week, following intense US and Chinese pressure over its contents. “There was conduit from Wuhan to the provinces in south China where the closest relative viruses to SARS-CoV-2 are found in bats,” Daszak told an event hosted by Britain’s Chatham House …

Covid probably emerged from wildlife trade, not a lab, say WHO experts
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid probably emerged from wildlife trade, not a lab, say WHO experts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy World Health Organisation scientists say …

WHO inquiry into COVID-19 origins 'compromised by politics', say scientists awaiting overdue report
3 years, 10 months ago

WHO inquiry into COVID-19 origins 'compromised by politics', say scientists awaiting overdue report

Firstpost  

A team of experts from the World Health Organisation on a mission to trace the origins of the COVID-19 epidemic, intend to scrap an eagerly-awaited interim report of their mission to China. The scientists elaborate on why the investigation report might be perceived as unreliable by the scientific community, saying, “the joint team did not have the mandate, the independence, …

Coronavirus origins report to be issued this month: WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus origins report to be issued this month: WHO

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief says a final and summary report will be issued simultaneously on the monthlong investigation in China’s Wuhan. The international investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in China will publish its report in the week of March 15, the World Health Organization’s chief has said. “I know that many member states are eager to see the report of the …

I was the Australian doctor on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China. Here's what we found about the origins of the coronavirus
3 years, 10 months ago

I was the Australian doctor on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China. Here's what we found about the origins of the coronavirus

ABC  

As I write, I am in hotel quarantine in Sydney, after returning from Wuhan, China. Animal origins, but not necessarily at the Wuhan markets It was in Wuhan, in central China, that the virus, now called SARS-CoV-2, emerged in December 2019, unleashing the greatest infectious disease outbreak since the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Why the origins of COVID-19 may stay a …

White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO Covid-19 report, demands early data from China
3 years, 10 months ago

White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO Covid-19 report, demands early data from China

India Today  

The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the Covid-19 outbreak, saying it has “deep concerns” about the way the findings of the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 report were communicated. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement that it is imperative that the report be independent and …

'Australian Beef' May be the Source of Covid-19, Not Wuhan Wet-Food Market, WHO Team Finds
3 years, 10 months ago

'Australian Beef' May be the Source of Covid-19, Not Wuhan Wet-Food Market, WHO Team Finds

News 18  

It’s been well over a year since the Coronavirus broke out and was first reported in China’s Wuhan Province. According to a report in Daily Mail, the WHO investigators have backed the ruling Communist Party’s claims that “cold-chain products” such as Australian beef, may have caused the initial outbreak. But the report will arm the critics of WHO, who always …

Australian WHO investigator sent to probe origins of coronavirus says there were 'tense moments' with China
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian WHO investigator sent to probe origins of coronavirus says there were 'tense moments' with China

ABC  

The Australian member of the World Health Organisation investigation team sent to Wuhan says there was "a lot of pressure" in their face-to-face meetings with their hosts during the trip. Key points: An independent mission was sent to Wuhan to investigate the origins of COVID-19 Dominic Dwyer said it was difficult to get some data about early cases The Australian …

WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers

NPR  

WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly. Here's Dr. Liang Wannian who is an expert with China's national health authorities, and he's helping lead their COVID effort. And …

WHO team in Wuhan says discussions open, meetings frank
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO team in Wuhan says discussions open, meetings frank

Associated Press  

WUHAN, China — World Health Organization investigators looking for clues into the origin of the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said that the Chinese side has provided a high level of cooperation, but cautioned against expecting immediate results from the visit. “I keep saying that we need to be realistic, a short mission like this one will …

Coronavirus | WHO team visits Wuhan, starts fieldwork to trace virus origins
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO team visits Wuhan, starts fieldwork to trace virus origins

The Hindu  

Experts from the World Health Organization visited a Wuhan hospital on Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched coronavirus origins probe that will take in a food market presumed to be “ground zero” of the pandemic. The team met Chinese officials on Friday and then left their Wuhan hotel in a fleet of cars, trailed by a media …

WHO team to begin face-to-face meetings with China experts
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO team to begin face-to-face meetings with China experts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy World Health Organization experts are …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders

ABC  

Diego Silva, a lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, spoke to ABC News not long ago. He agrees with World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that there has been a moral failing with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine around the world, with younger adults in wealthy countries being inoculated before older people …

Two members of WHO delegation sent to Wuhan to investigate origin of COVID-19 held back due to coronavirus test results
3 years, 11 months ago

Two members of WHO delegation sent to Wuhan to investigate origin of COVID-19 held back due to coronavirus test results

ABC  

Two members of a World Health Organization-led team that travelled to China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies. Key points: The entire team had tested negative for coronavirus prior to leaving their home countries The entire team had tested negative for coronavirus prior to leaving their home countries …

WHO investigators have arrived in China for a COVID-19 origin probe. But they're already downplaying expectations
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO investigators have arrived in China for a COVID-19 origin probe. But they're already downplaying expectations

ABC  

There are two countries that have a lot riding on the long-awaited World Health Organisation investigation into the coronavirus origins. It was Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne who first called for an international investigation into the origins and response to COVID-19 back in April last year. And if you're wondering why we haven't heard much about the virus from Chinese …

WHO says its China mission seeking answers about COVID-19's origins, not looking for someone to blame
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO says its China mission seeking answers about COVID-19's origins, not looking for someone to blame

Firstpost  

The WHO had expected the investigation to start last week, but Beijing suddenly announced a last-minute hold-up over entry permission Geneva: The World Health Organisation insisted Monday that the international investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins, set to start this week in China, was not looking for “somebody to blame”. “We are looking for the answers here, not culprits and …

World Health Organization experts set to arrive in China for coronavirus origin probe
3 years, 11 months ago

World Health Organization experts set to arrive in China for coronavirus origin probe

ABC  

Experts from the World Health Organization will soon arrive in China for a long-anticipated investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Negotiations for the visit have been underway for some time The WHO director-general last expressed disappointment over delays Australia led calls for an investigation into the origin of COVID-19 The experts will arrive on Thursday and …

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