WHO Team: Search for Coronavirus Origins at a Standstill

By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The search for the source of the new coronavirus is at an impasse and the window of opportunity to identify the virus’ origins is “closing fast,” a World Health Organization-appointed team of experts said Wednesday. The investigation is at … Read more

When did the 1st case of Covid-19 occur, and where? Here’s what a study reveals

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The first official Covid-19 case was reported in December 2019 in the Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market (File Photo: Reuters) Coronavirus: The new study reveals that the virus that causes Covid-19 must have started spreading in China in October 2019; two months before the first Covid-19 case reported in Wuhan city, China’s commercial center. The study … Read more

Coronavirus: As call for further probe into origin of COVID-19 rises, a look at the theory of Wuhan lab leak

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The WHO had released a report in this matter in March 2021, and it had been inconclusive about the virus’ origin. (Representational image) Coronavirus origin: Last month, US President Joe Biden said that he had ordered the intelligence agencies in the country to ramp up their efforts in collecting and analysing information that would help … Read more

WHO continues probe into initial coronavirus spread in Wuhan, finds key clues into role of seafood market

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The team had reached Wuhan in mid-January following extensive negotiations with China. (Image: AP) WHO probe in Wuhan: A team of scientists sent by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is probing the origin of coronavirus in China’s Wuhan, where the first cases of COVID-19 emerged in December 2019. The team had reached Wuhan in mid-January … Read more