WHO Delegation Arrives to China's Wuhan

This morning, a global team of scientists led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in China's central city of Wuhan, where COVID-19 first surfaced in late 2019, to investigate the origins of the pandemic.

State television said on Thursday that the team will spend about a month in the city, including two weeks in quarantine.

Days earlier, an official among the global team said the group will spend around a month in the city of Wuhan, including two weeks in quarantine to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus.

Hung Nguyen, a Vietnamese biologist, said that he did not expect any restrictions to the 10-member team’s work in Wuhan where the first human cases were detected in late 2019.

“My understanding is in fact there is no limit in accessing information we might need for the team.”

Several countries, including the United States, have hinted at China hiding of information on its initial outbreak and called for a transparent WHO-led investigation.