USA and China clash over the coronavirus origin investigation in Wuhan!
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There is problem between the USA and China over the WHO's investigation in Wuhan regarding the origin of coronavirus pandemic. Was it a natural disaster, or an accident, or a deliberate attempt to destroy the world? America wants to interrogate the caregivers, patients, lab workers in order to know the exact cause of the viral source. But China is against this. Why? Is China trying to hide something?
WHO and its special investigative team
WHO-led independent experts have reached Wuhan on 14 January 2021. They want to determine the likely cause of the virus. They are now in quarantine for 2 weeks before they begin their work in Wuhan. Currently, from their quarantined spots they are in talks with their Chinese counterparts by means of teleconferencing.
The USA is totally unhappy with China's non-transparency in this matter. It has accused China of hiding the initial magnitude of the problem. They feel valuable time was lost there and led to the virus going uncontrolled and expanding into a pandemic. They are not satisfied with the terms of the visit in which the Chinese have done the first phase of the research.
What US experts demand?
Garrett Grigsby of the Department of Health and Human Services is heading the US delegation. The team has demanded that China should share with them the complete details of the animal, human, and environmental samples it collected from the wet markets of Wuhan where the virus is said to have originated in 2019 end. He said:
“We have a solemn duty to ensure that this critical investigation is credible and is conducted objectively and transparently,”
He wants genetic data of the virus to compare it with the other new variants of the virus. This will help to know the overlap and might help in pinpointing the source of the virus. The Australian delegation also wants access to all 'relevant data, information and key locations'.
China and its stand
Sun Yang,director-general of the health emergency response office of China’s National Health Commission said:
“The virus origin studies are of a scientific nature. It needs coordination, cooperation. We must stop any political pressure.”
WHO emergency chief Mike Ryan said:
“There are no guarantees of answers,”
He added:
"It is a difficult task to fully establish the origins and sometimes it can take two or three or four attempts to be able to do that in different settings.”
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