THE World Health Organization’s (WHO) admission that Wuhan may not be the origin of Covid-19 may put to rest conspiracy theories that have placed the central Chinese city and China in a bad light over the virus’ origin, said Chinese epidemiologists. They urged for more research on transmission channels and virus hosts, which are vital for epidemiologic studies.

China’s door is wide open for more WHO epidemiologic studies while other countries should follow if the onus falls on them, said Chinese experts. They believe countries like the United States (US), which tops the world in number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, and certain European countries, where the virus was identified as early as last year, should also undergo a thorough investigation on the virus origin for a clearer picture.

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