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As pressure mounts on China over COVID-19 origins, ex-FDA chief says 'lab
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): Amid mounting concerns regarding a renewed probe of the origins of COVID-19 in China, former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that accidental lab leaks 'happen all the time' and there have been six last known outbreaks of S
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WHO-convened study on COVID-19 origins 'an important step': MEA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Union External Affairs Ministry on Friday called the WHO-convened global study on the origins of COVID-19 'an important step' and said the follow up of the WHO report and further studies deserve understanding and cooperation of all.
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China terms Biden's order to probe into COVID-19 origins as 'political gam
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): In a sharp rebuke to the United States, China has lamented US President Joe Biden's order to review the origins of COVID-19 as a "political game and an attempt to shift the blame on others".
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China's 'cover-up' hampering investigation into COVID-19 origins, says top
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Amid increasing calls for a more thorough probe of COVID-19 origins, the US military's top commander, General Mark Milley has said that the 'cover-up' by Chinese authorities is hampering the investigation into the origins of the virus.
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US, China take opposing stands on fresh probe into COVID-19 origins
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): The United States and China have taken sharply opposing positions over how to trace the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Washington calls for a new round of studies to be conducted with independent international experts.
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Disused copper mine in southwest China becomes focus of calls for thorough
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): A disused copper mine in the outskirts of a village deep in the mountains of southwest China has become the centre of attention for escalating calls for a more thorough probe into whether the COVID-19 pandemic could have stemmed from a Chinese laboratory.
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Scientists slam WHO's report, calls for further investigation into COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): A group of scientists have slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for their report into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan and demanded a further investigation.
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'Truly' independent probe needed as WHO was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing:
Updated : 5 years, 3 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 : 5 years, 3 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 : 5 years, 3 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 : 5 years, 3 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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WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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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