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Covid: WHO envoys in China tell about the quarantine in Wuhan on Twitter

2021-01-19T18:49:43.994Z


"Dawn in Wuhan, breakfast with a cup of coffee and dragon fruit. Then another day full of meetings begins." This is the text of one of the tweets of the British zoologist Peter Daszak (ANSA)


"Dawn in Wuhan, breakfast with a cup of coffee and dragon fruit. Then another day full of meetings begins."

It is one of the posts of the British zoologist

Peter Daszak

, one of the super experts of the WHO who arrived five days ago in China to discover the origins of the coronavirus, who is telling on Twitter about its quarantine in the metropolis.


The scientist is in a 'hotel-quarantine', one of the structures that the Chinese authorities have used as places for the isolation of anyone arriving from abroad.

In another post Daszak thanks for the welcome and treatment and explains that, although in quarantine, the researchers' work has already begun through "virtual meetings and daily teleconferences with Chinese colleagues".

"Different view but same hotel!" Dutch doctor

Marion Koopmans

commented on Twitter

posting a photo of her fruit breakfast and the factories outside her room.

Two days ago she posted a video of one of the hotel health workers wearing the anti-Covid protective suit, mask and visor taking her temperature and making the "victory" sign with his hand.

"Morning check-up, they treat us well", is the comment above the video.

Meanwhile, China rejects accusations of slow reaction in the face of the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Responding to the independent WHO panel report released Monday, the foreign ministry defended the "transparency" of Beijing's initial actions.

"China was the first to warn the world of the epidemic even when it did not have enough information," spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. "China has taken decisive action on early diagnosis, quarantine and treatment that have saved time in managing the epidemic. epidemic, reducing the numbers of infections and deaths ".



Source: ansa

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