WHO’s coronavirus team gets nod to enter China
Origins of disease in Wuhan to be probed as Beijing expounds theory that virus was brought into the country
China says a World Health Organisation (WHO) team of experts will arrive this week to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, after the country was criticised by the health body and other nations for a lack of transparency around tracking the pathogen’s source.
The team of scientists will come to China from January 14, the National Health Commission said on Monday. The confirmation of a date comes after a rare rebuke by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who expressed disappointment last week that China had not yet given final permission for the experts’ entry, even as some had already started travelling...
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