WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct
Peter Ben Embarek was the lead WHO representative on a trip to China in 2021 that aimed to investigate where COVID-19 came from.
Thu May 04 2023
China says shocked by WHO plan for COVID origins study
National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin dismissed the lab leak theory as a rumour running counter to common sense.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Biden orders review of COVID origins as lab leak theory debated
Washington's frustration has mounted in recent weeks over what it sees as insufficient cooperation from China into the investigation.
Thu May 27 2021
COVID origins report: The four theories in play
The final report spelled out how the joint team of Chinese scientists and international experts thrashed out the hierarchy of probability.
Tue Mar 30 2021
World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe: Expert
The mission has come under fire, with critics accusing the WHO of relying too much on politically compromised Chinese fieldwork and data.
Fri Mar 05 2021
WHO team in Wuhan set to leave quarantine in investigation of COVID origins
The team which worked via videoconference while in quarantine is expected to remain in China for two more weeks.
Thu Jan 28 2021
Team from WHO heads to China in search of COVID origins
The team will be interviewing people from research institutes, hospitals and the seafood market in Wuhan.
Thu Jan 14 2021
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China's Wuhan touts recovery
The official message: The "heroic city" is back to normal and back in business, its schools and tourist sites reopened and its enterprises running at full capacity.
Sun Sep 06 2020