But the WHO probe has led to a war of words between China and the United States, with Chinese officials rejecting it’s an investigation.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Friday flagged the visit as “a part of global research” into the pandemic.In a tweet Thursday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had had a “frank discussion” with China’s Health Minister Ma Xiaowei. Scientists agree that the disease has an animal origin and particular focus is on the Wuhan “wet market,” which sells live animals.
Beijing has countered with arguments that although Wuhan is where the first cluster of cases was detected, it is not necessarily where the virus originated. In addition, the Biden administration intends to boost “our staffing on the ground in Beijing, which is something that fell back in the last administration.”SEARCH FOR PATIENT ZERO
The WHO investigation has been hobbled by delays, and there are fears over access and the strength of evidence a year after the virus emerged in the central Chinese city.
What does Press Sec have to do with Orange Menace & ScoMo. Jen only got the job on the 20th. The war of words started in 2020. DO BETTER
I was trying to forget about Trump then all these people on here who love him so much reminded me of this again. 😂
It’s ok, she will circle back to the answer 😂
But Trump's a racist remember, & Morrison isn't showing enough diplomacy. Lmfao. ChinaVirus
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