China rejects a WHO report that suggests further investigation into the 'lab leak' Covid theory

The World Health Organization recommends that more investigations be done into the theory that Covid-19 was leaked from a Chinese lab. Although initially dismissed as a conspiracy theory, some experts and officials have taken it seriously. The WHO has made a U-turn. It was heavily criticised last year for saying that it was “extremely unlikely that” the virus had leaked from an lab. They have also been accused of being too trusting and deferential towards China. Beijing responded to the report on Friday and suggested, without supporting evidence, that the virus could have originated in an American laboratory. A spokesperson…