Coronavirus Origins

• 26 global experts call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins

  "At this point we are no further advanced than we were a year ago," said an Australian expert in vaccines and one of 26 global experts who signed the open letter.

  World

  Mar 5
• Coronavirus: WHO boss says all hypotheses still open in probe into virus origins

  The mission has said its main hypotheses are that the virus originated in a bat, although there are several possible scenarios for how it passed to humans.

  Health

  Feb 12
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• Here’s what the WHO’s coronavirus experts learned from their visit to Wuhan

  The team's major conclusions seemed to confirm what most researchers had already surmised about the virus.

  Health

  Feb 10
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• WHO team to research COVID-19 origins in Wuhan. Here’s what we know

  The visit has been shrouded in secrecy: Details of their itinerary have not been released.

  World

  Jan 28
• Son of coronavirus victim demands to meet WHO expert team in Wuhan, China

  The medical experts are probing the origins of COVID-19 in the Chinese city where the first cases were confirmed, but concerns remain on how much access they're being given.

  Health

  Jan 27
• WHO team arrives in Wuhan. Here’s what the probe into COVID-19’s origins involves

  The WHO team of international researchers that arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday hopes to find clues to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  World

  Jan 14
• China seeks to avoid blame for coronavirus pandemic as WHO probe looms

  Beijing is desperate to avoid blame for a virus that has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide, leading experts to believe China may deny investigators some access.

  World

  Jan 5
• WHO says China will welcome team to probe coronavirus origins in January

  China has strongly opposed calls for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, saying such calls are anti-China, but has been open to a WHO-led investigation.

  World

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Mystery of the coronavirus origin: Experts still seeking answers

  New research suggests the novel coronavirus was circulating in Italy in September before first cases were reported in China. Here is what we know far.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Health minister continues defence of China’s handling of coronavirus case data

  Patty Hajdu previously dismissed questions on Chinese data as "conspiracy theories."

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2020