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World Health Organization: Bats are probably the source of corona
According to a draft of the organization's and China's research report that reached IP, the explanation is that the virus was passed from bats to another animal and then to humans.
Many questions remained open, but the leak theory from the lab was defined as "extremely unreasonable."
Chairman of the organization: "More research is needed"
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Monday, 29 March 2021, 15:48
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In the video: The World Health Organization delegation states that it is unlikely that the corona leaked from a laboratory (Photo: Reuters)
A joint study by the World Health Organization and China has revealed that the source of the corona virus is most likely bats, from which the virus was transmitted to another animal before it spread to humans, according to a draft study obtained by the Associated Press.
According to the findings, which are consistent with those of the World Health Organization delegation that visited China earlier this year, the theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory is "extremely unreasonable."
It was further written that many questions remain unresolved, and that the team offers further research in relation to every aspect, except for the leak theory from the lab, which was promoted by the Trump administration.
The chairman of the World Health Organization, Theodorus Adhanum Gaberhisos, confirmed that he had received the report from independent experts, but refused to elaborate. "All theories are on the table and require complete and further research," he said at a briefing in Geneva. Pages, will be published tomorrow after representatives of the 194 member states are briefed on its findings.
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A bat caught in a cave in the Philippines, last month (Photo: Reuters)
Germany's Minister for International Development, Gerd Müller, welcomed China's cooperation with the inquiry.
He made the remarks during a briefing in Geneva, following talks with the World Health Organization chairman, after the expert delegation to Wuhan suffered delays, close supervision by Chinese officials and tensions between Beijing and Washington.
World Health Organization critics accuse him of being too close to China Former United States President Donald Trump called him a "puppet" and retired from the body - to which his successor Joe Biden has returned. However, the new administration also requires further explanations from China, and a senior official said last week that another visit to Wuhan, the city where The virus was first discovered in late 2019. He expressed hope that the investigation would be "science-based."
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