‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data
Al Jazeera
Beijing insists it has shared information on the coronavirus ‘without holding anything back’.
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on China to share information on how COVID-19 emerged five years ago.
The coronavirus killed millions of people, locked down billions in their homes, crippled economies and destroyed health systems.
“We continue to call on China to share data and access so we can understand the origins of COVID-19. This is a moral and scientific imperative,” the WHO said in a statement.
“Without transparency, sharing, and cooperation among countries, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.”
The WHO recounted how on December 31, 2019, its country office in China picked up a media statement from health authorities in the central city of Wuhan concerning cases of “viral pneumonia”.
