• About
  • Team Members
  • Contact
  • Cookie Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Journal News
No Result
View All Result
  • US
  • News
    Mark Levine powers Manhattan BP run with unpaid interns

    Mark Levine powers Manhattan BP run with unpaid interns

    Asian man sucker-punched in unprovoked Central Park attack

    Asian man sucker-punched in unprovoked Central Park attack

    Long Island woman dies after car rolls over her in own driveway

    Long Island woman dies after car rolls over her in own driveway

    Off-duty MTA workers caught spray-painting van in NYC: cops

    Off-duty MTA workers caught spray-painting van in NYC: cops

    Cuomo signs law granting families increased visitation to nursing homes

    Cuomo signs law granting families increased visitation to nursing homes

    NY’s Legoland hit with $600K in environmental fines

    NY’s Legoland hit with $600K in environmental fines

    Trending Tags

    • Commentary
    • Featured
    • Event
    • Editorial
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Travel
  • US
  • News
    Mark Levine powers Manhattan BP run with unpaid interns

    Mark Levine powers Manhattan BP run with unpaid interns

    Asian man sucker-punched in unprovoked Central Park attack

    Asian man sucker-punched in unprovoked Central Park attack

    Long Island woman dies after car rolls over her in own driveway

    Long Island woman dies after car rolls over her in own driveway

    Off-duty MTA workers caught spray-painting van in NYC: cops

    Off-duty MTA workers caught spray-painting van in NYC: cops

    Cuomo signs law granting families increased visitation to nursing homes

    Cuomo signs law granting families increased visitation to nursing homes

    NY’s Legoland hit with $600K in environmental fines

    NY’s Legoland hit with $600K in environmental fines

    Trending Tags

    • Commentary
    • Featured
    • Event
    • Editorial
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Travel
No Result
View All Result
Morning News
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Scientists want WHO-led team to scrap report on origins of COVID

admin by admin
March 4, 2021
in Politics
0
Scientists want WHO-led team to scrap report on origins of COVID
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

[ad_1]

An international group of scientists is calling for a new investigation into the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 — arguing that the current probe led by the World Health Organization is too restricted by the Chinese government to be credible.

The WHO-led team — which traveled to Wuhan earlier this year — had “insufficient access” during the investigation, the group said in an open letter obtained by the Wall Street Journal Thursday.

“We wish to raise public awareness of the fact that half of the joint team convened under that process is made of Chinese citizens whose scientific independence may be limited, that international members of the joint team had to rely on information the Chinese authorities chose to share with them, and that any joint team report must be approved by both the Chinese and international members of the joint team,” the letter reads.

The letter — signed by virologists, biologists and public health experts from countries ranging from France to India — goes on to declare that the WHO team didn’t have the “independence” needed to properly investigate.

A woman who has recovered from COVID-19 is disinfected by volunteers as she arrives at a Wuhan hotel for a 14-day quarantine.
A woman who has recovered from COVID-19 is disinfected by volunteers as she arrives at a Wuhan hotel for a 14-day quarantine.
AFP via Getty Images

“We have therefore reached the conclusion that the joint team did not have the mandate, the independence, or the necessary accesses to carry out a full and unrestricted investigation into all the relevant SARS-CoV-2 origin hypotheses  — whether natural spillover or laboratory/research-related incident,” the letter states.

Meanwhile, the WHO-led team was supposed to have released an interim report by now into it own findings — but has scrapped that plan and will instead just release the full report, the Wall Street Journal revealed.

Fans wearing face masks enter the Mets-Nationals Spring Training Game in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Fans wearing face masks enter the Mets-Nationals Spring Training game on March 4, 2021 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Lynne Sladky/AP

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Feb. 12 that the team would release the interim report summarizing its mission. The WHO team now plans to publish the summary when it releases the full, final report in the “coming weeks, ” according a WHO spokesman.

“By definition a summary report does not have all the details,” Dr. Ben Embarek, a food-safety scientist who led the team, told the paper. “So since there [is] so much interest in this report, a summary only would not satisfy the curiosity of the readers.”

Earlier this month, a scientist on the WHO-led team said the virus likely started in China and “most likely” came from bats — despite the WHO’s official findings remaining inconclusive.

Students arrive at Meyer Levin Middle School in New York.
Students arrive wearing masks at Meyer Levin Middle School in New York.
Mark Lennihan/AP

The news comes as the US lobbies for more transparency in the investigation, with officials saying the Wuhan mission report must be scrutinized.

Meanwhile, China is is pressing for similar WHO-led missions to other countries, including the US, to investigate whether COVID-19 could have originated in frozen food that was shipped to Wuhan, according to the Journal. 

[ad_2]

Source link

READ ALSO

Georgia man paid in 91,515 pennies finally gets ‘real payment’

George Floyd restraint should have ended when he stopped resisting: sergeant

Related Posts

Georgia man paid in 91,515 pennies finally gets ‘real payment’
Politics

Georgia man paid in 91,515 pennies finally gets ‘real payment’

April 2, 2021
George Floyd restraint should have ended when he stopped resisting: sergeant
Politics

George Floyd restraint should have ended when he stopped resisting: sergeant

April 1, 2021
Biden infrastructure plan could fund 2nd Ave. subway extension, Gateway tunnel overhaul
Politics

Biden infrastructure plan could fund 2nd Ave. subway extension, Gateway tunnel overhaul

March 31, 2021
Off-duty EMT said she was ‘desperate’ to help George Floyd
Politics

Off-duty EMT said she was ‘desperate’ to help George Floyd

March 30, 2021
NY social service agency sued for not allowing X gender mark
Politics

NY social service agency sued for not allowing X gender mark

March 29, 2021
Texas girl allegedly abducted by her estranged sex-offender dad
Politics

Texas girl allegedly abducted by her estranged sex-offender dad

March 28, 2021
Next Post
How Myers-Briggs and AI are being misused

How Myers-Briggs and AI are being misused

POPULAR NEWS

Rutgers makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for students

Rutgers makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for students

March 25, 2021
The best Suez Canal memes the stuck ship Ever Given inspired

The best Suez Canal memes the stuck ship Ever Given inspired

March 25, 2021
Buffstreams UFC 260 Reddit Live Stream Reddit Free Crackstreams for Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Fight

Buffstreams UFC 260 Reddit Live Stream Reddit Free Crackstreams for Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Fight

March 28, 2021
‘Tik Tok Doc’ accused of sexual abuse in $45 million lawsuit

‘Tik Tok Doc’ accused of sexual abuse in $45 million lawsuit

February 28, 2021
Dr. Fauci says people with COVID vaccine could soon socialize

Dr. Fauci says people with COVID vaccine could soon socialize

February 26, 2021

EDITOR'S PICK

Montecito home next to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle on sale for $22M

Montecito home next to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle on sale for $22M

March 8, 2021
Prince Charles reportedly wants face-to-face meeting with Biden

Prince Charles reportedly wants face-to-face meeting with Biden

February 28, 2021
Apple, Nissan reportedly discussed electric car partnership

Apple, Nissan reportedly discussed electric car partnership

February 16, 2021
Sen. Dick Durbin comes out in support of filibuster reform

Sen. Dick Durbin comes out in support of filibuster reform

March 16, 2021

About

We bring you the best Premium WordPress Themes that perfect for news, magazine, personal blog, etc. Check our landing page for details.

Follow us

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Food
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • National
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • US
  • World

Recent Posts

  • How to Watch Masters Golf 2021 Live Stream Online From Anywhere and TV Listings
  • Rangers pack Globe Life Field for home opener
  • The plan for post-pandemic life in England includes free testing and Covid certificates.
  • 55 firms paid no federal income tax last year, report finds
  • Contact
  • Cookie Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy

©️ 2021 Journalwild.com Powered by BritMedia360

No Result
View All Result
  • Homepages
    • Home Page 1
    • Home Page 2
  • News
  • Politics
  • National
  • Business
  • World
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Food
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Science
  • Tech
  • Travel

©️ 2021 Journalwild.com Powered by BritMedia360