WHO scraps interim report on COVID origins

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization has scraped its plan to release an interim report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic made by a WHO team in Wuhan City, China, where the outbreak is believed to have started in December 2019.

WHO scraps interim report on COVID origins - ảnh 1World Health Organization (WHO) expert Peter Ben Embarek speaks at a press conference to announce the  investigation results of the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in Wuhan, China, February 9, 2021. (Photo: AFP / VNA)

Peter Ben Embarek, Head of WHO investigation team to China, said they will publish the full and final report with a summary of its findings instead of a temporary report as previously announced by WHO chief Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

On February 12, the WHO chief said all hypotheses on the origins of COVID-19 remained on the table.

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