Analysis: The World Health Organisation had a chance to make amends for its role in the deadliest coverup in human history when it sent scientists to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus outbreak. It failed, writes Jack Houghton.
The World Health Organisation had a chance to make amends for its role in the deadliest coverup in human history when it sent scientists to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus outbreak. The UN-funded body failed, yet again. The coverup continues. Those scientists will not walk away with any new, reliable information and whatever conclusions they draw must be scrutinised closely.
“All preparations have been finalised and WHO experts will be traveling to China this weekend to prepare scientific plans with their Chinese counterparts for identifying the zoonotic source of the disease,” he said this week. “The experts will develop the scope and terms of reference for a WHO-led international mission. “The mission objective is to advance the understanding of animal hosts for COVID-19 and ascertain how the disease jumped between animals and humans.
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