Beijing warns against ‘Manipulation’ of WHO Covid-19 probe


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China's [Foreign Ministry](/topic/Foreign-Ministry) on Thursday warned against what it called possible "political manipulation'' of a renewed probe by the [World Health Organization](/topic/World-Health-Organization) into the origins of the coronavirus, while saying it would support the international body's efforts. The [WHO](/topic/WHO) on Wednesday released a proposed list of 25 experts to advise it on next steps in the search for the virus' origins after its earlier efforts were attacked for going too easy on [China](/topic/China) , where the first human cases were detected in late 2019. Beijing was accused of withholding raw data on early cases during a visit by a WHO...