Coronavirus: Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19's origins, sceptical of WHO-China report


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Watch: The PM spoke to The AM Show in May 2020 about reports that NZ was backing Australia's call for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Reuters A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required - with or without Beijing's involvement, a group of international scientists and researchers said on Wednesday. The joint study, released last week, said the likeliest transmission route for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, involved bats and other wildlife in...