WHO: COVID origins unclear, but lab leak theory needs study

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WHO concluded last year that it was extremely unlikely COVID-19 might have spilled into humans from a lab. Many scientists suspect the coronavirus jumped into people from bats, possibly via another animal. The report could revive accusations that WHO initially was too accepting of Chinese government explanations early in the outbreak.

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Times of India

Covid origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study: WHO - Times of India

Rest of World News: That stance marks a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency's initial assessment of the pandemic's origins, when it concluded last year that it was "

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

WHO: Covid Origins Unclear but Lab Leak Theory Needs Study

The stance marks a sharp reversal of the UN health agency's initial assessment of the pandemic's origins, when it concluded last year that it was extremely unlikely that Covid-19 might have spilled into humans from a lab

2 months ago·India

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Reuters

Pandemic's origins obscured by lack of Chinese data - WHO panel

The World Health Organization said on Thursday its latest investigation into the origins of COVID-19 was inconclusive, largely because data from China is missing, another blow to its years-long effort to determine how the pandemic began.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

World health experts now say COVID 'lab leak' theory needs further investigation | CBC News

Experts drafted by the World Health Organization said their understanding of how the coronavirus emerged was limited by several factors, including that not all research presented by Chinese scientists has been published.

2 months ago·Canada

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CTV News

WHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study

An expert group drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic says further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began, including a more detailed analysis of the possibility it was a laboratory accident.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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