Multiple countries have uncovered evidence that the virus was circulating months earlier than originally thought. While Beijing has tried to insist this proves the virus originated elsewhere, most scientists still think China was the origin - raising the prospect that communist officials simply hid evidence of the early spread
* WHO team is taking part in its first full day of investigations into origins of Covid
* Medics are today visiting a hospital in Wuhan that was first to treat patients
* They also met with Chinese scientists to discuss their work combatting the virus
* WHO has warned 'there is no guarantee of answers' amid fears China could hide potentially embarrassing or incriminating evidence
A team of medics from the World Health Organization has embarked upon its first full day investigating the origins of Covid in China.
The 13-strong team of international experts travelled to a hospital in Hubei province on Friday which was the first to treat Covid patients and interviewed Chinese researchers working on the virus.
While the WHO insisted yesterday that the team will eventually visit a lab at the centre of theories that the virus was leaked, it has not published a timetable and there is no indication of when that might take place.
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WHO Team In China Begins Probe Into Coronavirus Origin
WHO Covid study team makes first site visit to Wuhan hospital -- The Guardian
WHO team in Wuhan begins field study Friday, to visit hospitals, meet local experts -- Global Times (China)
