Scott Morrison has slammed “fantasyland” claims by billionaire Andrew Forrest that COVID-19 could have come from Australia instead of China.
The Prime Minister slapped down suggestions made the virus may have come from a Western country before it was discovered in Wuhan as “nonsense”, a claim that was recently made by the mining magnate.
Mr Forrest sparked national headlines this week when he invited Victoria’s Chinese consul-general Long Zhou to a press conference with Health Minister Greg Hunt. Businessman Andrew Forrest of the Minderoo Foundation addresses the media with Health Minister Greg Hunt on Wednesday.“I’d be taking those positive steps before we say who’s at fault,” Mr Forrest told the West Australian’s podcast on April 2. “Because it just might be Australia, it just might be Britain, it just might be China.”“That’s obviously nonsense,’’ he said.
“Look, I appreciate what Andrew has done as well in working on this issue with us. We’ve got access to testing kits which have all been tested in Australia to make sure they’re up to the mark, which they are,’’ Mr Morrison said. “The Minderoo group will be fully reimbursed.” Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed the push for an independent inquiry into the origin of COVID-19.
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