Wednesday 31 March 2021

WHO calls for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus, reiterates that all hypotheses remain open

WHO calls for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus, reiterates that all hypotheses remain open The report of the international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14 January -10 February 2021, was published today as WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for further studies.

The report stems from a Member State resolution adopted by consensus at the World Health Assembly in May 2020 and calling on WHO “to identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts, including through efforts such as scientific and collaborative field missions.” World Health Organization

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