US welcomes WHO inquiry into virus origins in China

GENEVA, Switzerland ࢀ" The US welcomes the World Health Organization’s probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday. “We welcome the WHO’s investigation. We view the scientific investigation as a necessary step to having a complete and transparent understanding of how this virus has spread throughout the world,” ambassador Andrew Bremberg told reporters. It was an unexpected endorsement, given that the WHO has faced fierce US criticism over its handling of the coronavirus crisis. Earlier Friday, an epidemiologist and an animal health specialist from the WHO left for…