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Evidence suggests coronavirus originated from Wuhan lab, says Pompeo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 17 (ANI): The evidence suggests that the coronavirus originated from the lab in Wuhan city of China, said former US Secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday, adding that the risk of bioweapons and bioterror arising from the region is "very real".
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'Truly' independent probe needed as WHO was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): The recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing, said a former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense, add
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Scientists call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): A group of international scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 on Wednesday after China and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a scrutinized report last week concluding that the virus most likely came from wildlife inst
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India 'fully supports' WHO's call for China to share comprehensive data on
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): India on Thursday said that it fully supports the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom's expectation that future collaborative studies will include more timely and comprehensive data sharing but raised concerns over China's delaying t
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China attempts to shift attention on Covid-19 origins after WHO releases r
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 31 (ANI): As the international community continues to raise the credibility and transparency of the report by the World Health Organization on Covid-19 origins, China on Wednesday sought to shift attention away from efforts inside its borders to trace the source of the
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14 countries raise concerns over WHO, China joint report on COVID-19 origi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): A group of 14 countries including the United States and Japan has raised concerns over a report on the origins of COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and China, arguing that the WHO team was "significantly delayed and lacked access to complete, or
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WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Independent experts of the World Health Organization (WHO), who have recently been on a mission in China, will most likely present their report about the origins of the coronavirus next week, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.
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WHO investigators plan to scrap interim report on probe into COVID-19 orig
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): A World Health Organization (WHO) team probing into the origins of coronavirus is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one intern
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US raises concerns over China's interference in WHO's probe on COVID-19 or
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): The US on Saturday raised concerns over the possibility of the Chinese government's interference in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan.
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WHO dismisses 'lab leak' theory of COVID-19 origin in China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 10 (ANI): Following a 12-day visit to China to probe the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan, a team of World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday dismissed the theory of a 'lab leak' of the virus.
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WHO team visits Wuhan Institute of Virology on COVID-19 origins investigat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Wuhan [China], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Wednesday, as part of their mission to investigate the origins of COVID-19, local media reported.
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Uzbekistan's health ministry reports 1st case of UK COVID-19 variant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A new variant of COVID-19 originating in the United Kingdom was registered for the first time in Uzbekistan, Deputy Health Minister Bakhodir Yusupaliev said on Saturday.
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