Japanese WHO expert casts doubt on China's cold-chain virus claim
When the Japanese expert, Ken Maeda, visited Wuhan market — the center of the initial outbreak — in February, local officials said no live mammals had been sold there.
On WHO trip, China refused to hand over important data
The information could be key to determining how and when the outbreak started, and to learning how to prevent future pandemics.
The mission to Wuhan failed to identify the source of the virus but poured cold water on the theory that it leaked from a virology laboratory in the Chinese city.
WHO mission member says 'don't rely' on U.S. virus intelligence
U.S. intelligence on the supposed origin of the coronavirus pandemic was not reliable, a member of the special WHO mission to China said Wednesday, after Washington cast doubt on the transparency of the probe. The World Health Organization mission ended Tuesday without finding the source ...
WHO rejects lab theory for virus origin, saying animals are likely source
A WHO expert said identifying an animal pathway remains a "work in progress."
Where did COVID-19 come from? Investigator foreshadows fresh clues
Peter Daszak, a zoologist assisting the World Health Organization-sponsored mission, said he anticipates the main findings will be released before his planned Feb. 10 departure.
Wuhan residents remember coronavirus 'whistleblower' doctor a year after his death
Li Wenliang became one of the most visible figures in the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan when he tried to sound the alarm about its appearance.
WHO team visits China lab as poorer nations get vaccine boost
International experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some U.S. officials had suggested was the source of the coronavirus, as plans were firmed up to distribute vaccines to poorer nations. The World Health Organization-backed COVAX program said it would roll out tens ...
Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China
Canada said it regretted a "misunderstanding" after China lodged a formal complaint over a diplomat's order of a custom T-shirt displaying the word Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, over the emblem of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. The logo of the American ...
WHO probe team visits Wuhan market at heart of first virus outbreak
A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited a market in Wuhan on Sunday where one of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago. Members of the group arrived at Huanan seafood market — which has been sealed ...
WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that took first COVID-19 patients
The team of World Health Organization experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus met staff Saturday at the Wuhan hospital that received the first confirmed COVID-19 cases, before a scheduled tour of a propaganda exhibition celebrating China's recovery from the pandemic. The group was driven ...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that Japan will "actively" cooperate with the World Health Organization's efforts to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus, adding that the probe should be conducted in a "transparent" manner as its findings will be key to combating ...
