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A new science group of the World Health Organization wants to uncover the origin of the Covid pandemic. German virologist Christian Drosten may be among them. The lab theory is not officially the focus of interest – it is more about genetics and intermediate hosts. Nevertheless, those responsible are hoping to gain new insights. Is China opening up to sample collection?
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The World Health Organization, or WHO, is a United Nations agency that works to expand global health care.
The complex ties between the WHO and China are globally a matter of broad discussion, which was demonstrated by the debate about the origin of the coronavirus disease (COVID). The Chinese city of Wuhan is believed to be the place of its origin. China long denied the World Health Organization access to an independent investigation into the origins of COVID. When a team of scientists was able to enter the country, the resulting WHO report on COVID-19 in China drew criticism from several EU countries. They accused China of a lack of transparency in the investigations and covering up the origins of COVID. Furthermore, there were repeated accusations that a laboratory in China was the origin of COVID. However, this theory is considered unlikely.
In addition, the WHO is responsible for the approval of vaccines. Recently, the organization approved several COVID vaccines from China. These include Sinopharm and Sinovac.
China.Table provides you will all the important developments on the latest WHO news and China. We report on the debate about the origin of COVID and the World Health Organization's efforts in the fight against the COVID pandemic.