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London: Just days after saying that the COVID-19 lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was a catastrophic accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, where infections first spread during late 2019, Daily Mail reported. However, publicly, the UN health agency maintains that “all hypotheses remain on the table”. Initially the WHO was criticised for its deferential approach to China, but in the absence...
