covid origins

• Origins of COVID-19 still unclear after U.S. intelligence probe, report concludes

  U.S. officials said only China can help solve questions about the true origins of the virus that has now killed 4.6 million people worldwide.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021
  
• China ‘taken aback’ by WHO’s plan for 2nd probe into origins of COVID-19

  China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, and is rejecting suggestions the virus came from a lab.

  World

  Jul 22, 2021
  
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• It was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID-19 lab leak theory, WHO chief says

  The WHO chief said there had been a “premature push” to rule out the theory that COVID-19 might have escaped from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2021
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• WHO asks China to be ‘transparent,’ provide raw data on COVID-19 origins

  "We ask China to be transparent and open and to cooperate," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Thursday.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2021
• World Health Organization ill-equipped to probe origins of COVID-19, experts argue

  Numerous experts say that political tensions between the U.S. and China make it impossible for an investigation by the agency to find credible answers.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2021
• 1st COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in October 2019: study

  The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central city of Wuhan.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2021
• The U.S. is investigating the origins of COVID-19. Here’s what’s known about the probe

  Once dismissed by most government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.

  World

  Jun 9, 2021
• WHO preparing proposal for next study into origins of COVID-19

  WHO experts are preparing a proposal on the next studies to be carried out into the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

  World

  May 28, 2021
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• Biden calls for further investigation into origins of COVID-19

  The U.S. president said the U.S. intelligence community is divided on the question of where COVID-19 emerged from.

  World

  May 26, 2021
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• U.S. calls for ‘transparent’ new investigation into COVID-19 origins

  The U.S. called for international experts to be allowed to evaluate the source of the coronavirus and the "early days of the outbreak" in a second phase of an investigation.

  World

  May 25, 2021