China CDC urges WHO to take 'scientific, fair' position on Covid origins

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Reuters
08 April, 2023, 02:35 pm
Last modified: 08 April, 2023, 02:35 pm
China’s Zero policy and lockdowns sent the world’s second-biggest economy into a tailspin. Photographer: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images AsiaPac

The head of China's Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to return to a "scientific, fair" position in tracing the origin of Covid-19.

At a news conference, Shen Hongbing warned the WHO against politicising the source of the virus, which was first detected in central China in late 2019, or becoming a tool of another country.

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