A joint WHO-China study of covid-19’s origins leaves much unclear
It will do nothing to dispel suspicions that China is being less than open
WEEKS AFTER a team of experts from China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) conducted a joint inquiry into the origins of covid-19, their report, released on March 30th, gave no clear verdict. It said the most probable explanation was that the virus had jumped from animals to humans through an intermediate animal host. But the scientific search for a definitive answer will remain challenging because of geopolitical tensions and China’s attempts at obfuscation.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Anywhere but here”
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