COVID-19 Origin Study: WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate

COVID-19 Origin Study: WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate Their arrival comes more than a week after an unexpected delay prevented the scientists from entering China. NPR.org

A team of 13 World Health Organization scientists have now arrived in Wuhan, China, where they will investigate the origins of the coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic. Nearly 2 million people have died due to COVID-19, with more than 92 million infections, according to Johns Hopkins University.

"The experts will begin their work immediately during the 2 weeks quarantine protocol for international travelers," the WHO said Thursday.

"China has repeatedly pushed back against consensus that the novel coronavirus first appeared in humans in Wuhan," NPR's Emily Feng reports from Beijing. "Officials have suggested without evidence that the virus began elsewhere, including the U.S., and was brought to China." ...