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WHO wants to further investigate the nCoV hypothesis coming from the laboratory

 

The WHO Director-General urged investigators of Covid-19 origin to further investigate the hypothesis that the virus was accidentally leaked from the laboratory.

"Although the investigation team has concluded that virus leaks from the lab are the least likely hypothesis, this still needs further investigation, possibly in conjunction with the additional duties of specialist specialists.

The statement made by Mr. Tedros in the context of WHO has just released the 120-page report, stating that the virus that causes Covid-19 is more likely to be transmitted to humans from an animal and begins to spread to humans no more than 1-2 months.

General Director WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 18.

Reported by international experts designated by WHO and their Chinese counterparts, stated that nCoV can be spread through an intermediate host, "very likely" to be a captured and farmed wild animal.

There are no sure conclusions are drawn in the report, but there are order of the ability of the hypotheses according to the evaluation of WHO experts.

Tedros welcomed the report and said this document "helps significantly improve understanding".

In addition, the WHO director also said that the international expert group "expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data" when conducting the nCoV origin investigation in China.

The WHO investigation ended early last month, after the United States spearheaded an international effort that required a thorough understanding of the origin of nCoV.

Dominic Dwyer, the Australian expert and a member of the WHO investigation team, said China refused to provide raw data on 174 cases of first NCOV infection in Wuhan, including detailed information about shifts

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