WHO Team In China On January 14 To Probe Origins Of COVID-19

Beijing, January 12 (TNA) A team of international experts drawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in China on January 14, to kickstart probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, an official of the world body said.

China's National Health Commission on Monday said that an expert team from the WHO will conduct a field visit to China this coming Thursday and that the WHO team would work with Chinese scientists during the trip, without giving further details.

There is no announcement as of now on the itinerary of the visiting team, nor is there any confirmation on the quarantine requirements. It has been more than a year since the first official case of the novel Coronavirus was announced in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.