China declines to take part in WHO-led investigation

China has declined the World Health Organisation’s proposal to participate in the second phase investigation of the COVID-19 origin study, a top Chinese official informed on Thursday.

The announcement was made after the possibility of the virus leaking from a Wuhan lab was included in the proposal, Beijing has been surprised to see lab leak listed as a research objective under the second phase of the investigation, CNN reported citing Zeng Yixin, Chinese Deputy Head of the National Health Commission.

In some aspects, the WHO’s plan for next phase of investigation of the coronavirus origin doesn’t respect common sense, and it’s against science. It’s impossible for us to accept such a plan, Yixin said.

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