Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters
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Coronavirus: WHO mission notes consensus between international and Chinese experts for joint report on origins

  • Peter Ben Embarek says team will finalise technical parts of the initial report in next few days
  • Mission conceived as a collaborative effort not ‘investigation of supposed wrongdoing’, says WHO’s Michael Ryan

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 11:47pm, 16 Feb, 2021

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Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, visits the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan on January 31. Photo: Reuters
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