China denies entry to WHO team sent to investigate coronavirus origin

[Chris Smith]

• Two members of the international WHO team supposed to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus were denied entry to China.
• WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was "very disappointed" that China had not finalized permissions for the team’s arrival.
• Chinese officials explained that the country is still working with WHO officials and negotiating dates and arrangements for the investigation.

After negotiating terms of the joint WHO-China investigation into the novel coronavirus pandemic's origin, World Health Organization officials confirmed in mid-December that the investigation would start in early January 2021. That’s more than a year later after the first COVID-19 cases were detected in the city of Wuhan. China has been widely criticized for delaying the investigation and being less transparent about COVID-19 matters, including the illness's origin, than the nation claims it’s been. But Beijing propaganda has pushed all sorts of theories that propose alternative origin stories. The latest one said the virus might have been detected on auto parts packaging, suggesting imported goods could traffic the virus. China’s own CDC shot down the theory earlier this week after it spread on social media.

The investigation seems imminent now that the two parties have agreed on terms, but things aren’t going as smoothly as expected. China has just denied entry to two members of the official team who were already en route.

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