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China: 'Ready' to Receive WHO Team to Investigate COVID-19 Origin


Sat 09 Jan 2021 | 03:03 PM
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On Saturday, China announced that it is open for a visit to Wuhan by a WHO experts team to investigate the source of the coronavirus that caused the death of two million people around the world, according to Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission.

In a statement, the Chinese health officials said his country and the World Health Organization had agreed on terms of the research but the specific time of arrival was still being determined.

“We enthusiastically support the expert group from the WHO to conduct an investigation into the source of the coronavirus pandemic,” Zeng said.

Zeng’s remarks came after the WHO publicly expressed frustration that Beijing had not given final approval for its team’s arrival in China.

It is expected that the investigation of the WHO experts in Wuhan will lead to knowing the truth behind the accusations alleged by Washington, that China is the source of the pandemic that is sweeping the world, are true or baseless .

Two members had already started their journeys but could not complete them. Others were not able to travel at the last minute because they were yet to be granted a visa, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying played down the delay, saying there might be a misunderstanding and Beijing was still in discussions with the WHO on the specific dates.