The Biden government on Saturday expressed “deep concern” over the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the Chinese handling of the coronavirus.
“We are deeply concerned about the manner in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were communicated and questions about the process of achieving them,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a lengthy statement. “It is imperative that this report is independent, with expert findings without intervention or change by the Chinese government.”
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The WHO has sent a team to investigate the origin of the virus in Wuhan, and there has been close scrutiny for evidence of Chinese stone masonry. The team left this week after saying it was ‘extremely unlikely’ that the virus would emerge from a laboratory in Wuhan – and said it was not worth a further study.
According to WHO scientists, it is likely that the coronavirus is initially transmitted via a jump from an animal to a human (perhaps starting with a bat, which is associated with the Wuhan seafood market).
The WHO team of researchers found that frozen wild animals are sold in the Wuhan market, coming from regions where bats and hosts are known to carry a virus similar to new coronavirus.
The Trump administration has sought to end relations with the WHO over the handling of the early days of the pandemic, and in particular China’s alleged prejudice.
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The Biden administration reversed this and committed itself to the US for the WHO.
Sullivan on Saturday referred to statements from the team that they could not see raw data and had to rely on an analysis of the data presented to them – and asked China to get it.
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“To better understand this pandemic and prepare for the next one, China must make its data available from the earliest days of the outbreak. From now on, all countries, including China, must participate in a transparent and robust process to health. ‘Emergencies – so that the world learns as much as possible,’ he said.
Greg Palkot and Caitlin McFall of Fox News contributed to this report.