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WHO: There is no way we can force China to give more information about the origin of the virus




Computer image of the coronavirus Photo: Reuters


A senior World Health Organization official said today that China could not be forced to reveal more about the origins of KOVID-19, adding that the UN specialized agency would offer studies to raise awareness of how the virus came into being. “to the next level,” Reuters quoted BTA as saying.

Pressured by a journalist to ask how the WHO would “force” China to be more open, Mike Ryan, director of the WHO’s emergency program, told a news conference that the organization did not have the power to force anyone to do so.

We look forward to the cooperation, contribution and support of all our Member States in this effort, Ryan said.

There are competing theories: that the virus was transmitted from animals, possibly starting from bats, to humans, or that it was released from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the agency notes.

Members of the WHO team that visited China earlier this year in search of the origin of KOVID-19 said they did not have access to all the data, which fueled the ongoing debate on China’s transparency in the case.

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