Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, most likely jumped to human via intermediary species: WHO
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Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, most likely jumped to human via intermediary species: WHO

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A World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species. WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek made the assessment in a summation of a WHO team's investigation into the possible origins of the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first cases were discovered in December 2019. The visit by the WHO team took months to negotiate after China only agreed to it amid massive international pressure at the World Health Assembly meeting last May, and Beijing has continued to deny calls for a strictly independent investigation. READ | China reports no new local coronavirus case for first time in nearly 2 months READ | WHO probe team member says China granted them full access to places and people in Wuhan READ | China approves second domestic Covid vaccine for public use ahead of Lunar New Year

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