An international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFEAn international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFE
An international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFE
China /  Science

WHO team heading to China as politics weigh on search for Covid-19 origin

  • They will meet officials from Chinese science and technology ministry and National Health Commission this weekend
  • Talks will be a precursor to international inquiry that has been a point of contention

Topic |   Coronavirus China
Simone McCarthy
Simone McCarthy

Updated: 11:32pm, 8 Jul, 2020

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An international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFEAn international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFE
An international inquiry is likely to start in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. Photo: EPA-EFE
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