Chinese expert members of a WHO-China joint team introduce the report on the WHO-convened global study of COVID-19 origins at a press briefing in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China is the first country to conduct a joint study on the origins of COVID-19 with the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior Chinese expert said on Wednesday.
The history of infectious diseases tells us that it generally takes a long time to identify the origin of a new infectious disease and have the findings accepted worldwide, said Liang Wannian, the team leader from the Chinese side of the WHO-China team studying the origins of COVID-19.
Speaking at a press briefing from the Chinese experts participating in the joint study, Liang noted that the place a virus is first reported is not necessarily the originating point of the virus. Enditem
Feng Zijian, a Chinese expert member of the WHO-China team studying the origins of COVID-19, attends a press briefing by the Chinese expert members of the joint study in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Tong Yigang, a Chinese expert member of the WHO-China team studying the origins of COVID-19, answers questions at a press briefing by the Chinese expert members of the joint study in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
