WHO expert team visiting China Wuhan Research Center and Huanan Market… Will corona origin be revealed?
Reporter Lee Dae-jin [email protected] ｜ 2021-01-29 22:05:09
‘The WHO Corona 19 Origin Investigation Team is leaving the Hilton Hotel on the 29th, conducting a field investigation in Wuhan, China. Reuters Yonhap News
To uncover the origin of Corona 19, a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) staying in Wuhan, China, will also visit the Wuhan Virus Research Institute and Huanan Fish Market.
At a regular briefing on the 29th, the Chinese authorities said, “The next schedule and where to visit will be based on the common perception that both sides have achieved in advance,” including the Wuhan Institute, hospital, and Huanan Market regarding the future schedule of the WHO expert team. We will scientifically and professionally determine the characteristics of Corona 19 and the infection situation.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Li Zhen said, “All the expert teams will go to the place just mentioned, and we will present the research results externally at the right time.”
“The work of the WHO team of experts is part of international research (on the origins of Corona 19), not research.”
“It is helpful for international research to share the results of each research and strengthen cooperation in the next step,” he said. “It should give enough support and trust to the expert team, and reduce unnecessary interference.”
“China will work with the WHO team of experts in an open, transparent and responsible attitude,” Zhao added.
WHO spokesman Margaret Harris also said at a briefing, according to a Reuters report, “As far as I know, those places are on the list, but he doesn’t know exactly when to visit.”
It is reported that the research team will not contact the community, but will only meet people related to the study while traveling by bus.
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