Two members of WHO mission in China leave Wuhan

Two members of a World Health Organization team sent to China to investigate origins of COVID-19 were on Wednesday preparing to leave country.

ir departure comes after a report by team said new coronavirus most likely appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, rar than an alternate ory that it h leaked from a Chinese lab.

Zoologist Peter Daszak and virologist Marion van Koopmans left city of Wuhan after 28 days in China, both saying that re h been agreement and cooperation between scientists sent by WHO and scientists from China.

China h closely watched visit by WHO, with Beijing concerned about being blamed for missteps in its early response to pandemic.

An AP investigation found that Chinese government put limits on research into outbreak and ordered scientists t to speak to reporters.

But on leaving Wuhan, Daszak said re were " differences" in opinion on likely causes of outbreak, and that WHO's initial findings were a "consensus report" with Chinese researchers.

"This is first time that we've heard public statements of joint consensus on origins of COVID," he said.