COVID-19: 'Don't rely too much on US intel', says member of special WHO mission to China

A member of World Health Organization (WHO) team, who went to Wuhan to find out origin of virus, has urged people to t rely on US intelligence too much, ding "y are wrong on many aspects". Peter Daszak, a British zoologist, took to his Twitter handle to share a news article, which h reported that United States will t accept WHO team's findings without independently verifying information, said that President Joe Biden has to look tough on China, ding he would be happy to help in ir quest to verify.

Re: Two Members Of WHO Mission In China Leave Wuhan

Daszak reminded United States to follow basic principle, which is first 'trust' and n 'verify'. Daszak ded that US intelligence ncies h become "increasingly disengd" under former US President Donald Trump, ding "please don't rely too much on US intel". 

Re: WHO Mission To China Says ' Indication' Of COVID Virus In Wuhan Before December 2019

What WHO said after end of probe in China?

WHO team has officially ended its probe in China, where it went with two key objectives - one was to better understand what happened at beginning of event in December 2019, when virus was first identified in Wuhan, and second, was to determine how virus emerged and wher it was circulating prior to December 2019. WHO team, in a briefing on Tuesday, said basic understanding of virus remains same with only mir dition of details. 

Re: China Blocks Clubhouse, App Used For Political Discussion

primary source of virus still remains unclear as WHO scientists dismissed spre from bats to humans, saying Wuhan is t a city close to bat population, hence spre from bats is highly unlikely. " work to identify possible animal sources is still under progress," WHO team said. However, team did confirm that virus spre from animal market in Wuhan, where it was suspected earlier by global experts. WHO team said a detailed report about mission will be published in coming weeks. 

Re: WHO Mission To China Says Lab Leak 'extremely Unlikely', Says COVID-19 Source Unclear