WHO names new team of scientists to take over coronavirus origins probe


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The World Health Organization has unveiled the team of scientists that will take on the gnarly task of investigating how the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 emerged. The 26-person group, announced on Wednesday, is stacked with experts in virology, epidemiology, animal health and biosecurity, among other fields. Selected by the WHO from over 700 applicants, the experts come from countries including China, the United States, India, Kenya and Brazil. The group, known as the Scientific Advisory Group on the Origins of Novel Pathogens, or Sago, will take over the WHO’s coronavirus origins probe after a team of experts travelled to China...