Controversy over the origin of the coronavirus: China denies …

China is ranked The accusations of the United States and other countries which accused him of having meddled in the “absurd” investigation on the origin of the coronavirus conducted by experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Wuhan, the city where the virus was first detected.

“It was the experts who made suggestions on places they would like to visit in Wuhan, they themselves chose the interviewees and themselves determined the questions, the draft report was also prepared by the experts themselves, therefore, the alleged interference is baseless nonsense Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

The spokeswoman assured that Beijing had done everything to collaborate in this WHO investigation, reported the Sputnik news agency.

In turn, Liang Wannian, head of the Chinese expert group that participated in the report, also condemned the statement that Beijing pressured the WHO. “After seeing such statements in some foreign media, I had the feeling that they do not correspond to reality,” he said at a press conference.

In addition, he expressed his incomprehension at the statements of the head of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during the presentation of the report. “I do not understand his view of things because it is an area that concerns us scientists,” said Liang, who nevertheless assured that the Chinese researchers would continue to collaborate with their foreign colleagues.

The WHO chief, accused of being too accommodating with Beijing, surprised yesterday by presenting the report when he called for a new investigation and questioned China’s lack of access to information.

The Asian country’s foreign ministry has also asked the scientific community to do research in other parts of the world, not just in China.

What the report says

WHO report argues that it is “very possible” that the virus was transmitted from bats to humans by an “intermediate host”, at the same time, it indicates that the version of the contaminated frozen products is “probable” and “highly unlikely” the possible leak of SARS-CoV-2 from a Chinese laboratory.

When the report became known, the United States and 13 other countries expressed concern and stressed the need for a “transparent and independent” investigation into the origin of covid-19.

The thesis that the virus came out of a Wuhan laboratory has been strongly defended by the US administration of President Donald Trump, based on intelligence information, which China has consistently denied.