WHO experts set to arrive in China for coronavirus origin probe
(VOVWORLD) - Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) will soon arrive in China for a long-anticipated investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
 A police officer wearing a mask stands in front of the seafood market in Wuhan, China. (Photo: Reuters) |
China's National Health Commission said in a statement that experts will arrive on Thursday and meet with their Chinese counterparts. It was not immediately clear whether the experts would be travelling to the central Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus was first detected in late 2019. Negotiations for the visit have long been underway.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed disappointment last week over the mission being delayed. He said members of the international scientific team had already started their journey from their home countries to China as part of an arrangement between the WHO and Beijing when China informed the organization it was not ready for their arrival.