: Covid-19: WHO says US claims on virus origin from Chinese lab is ‘speculative’, seeks proof #IndiaNEWS The World Health Organisation on Monday said that comments by United States President Donald

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Covid-19: WHO says US claims on virus origin from Chinese lab is ‘speculative’, seeks proof #IndiaNEWS
The World Health Organisation on Monday said that comments by United States President Donald Trump that the coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were “speculative�, and called for a science-based inquiry, AFP reported.“We have not received any data or specific evidence from the United States government relating to the purported origin of the virus – so from our perspective, this remains speculative,� WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a virtual briefing in Geneva.He also said the WHO as an “evidence-based organisation� was keen to receive any information on the origin of the virus as it was “exceptionally important� for its future control. “If that data and evidence is available, then it will be for the United States government to decide whether and when it can be shared, but it is difficult for the WHO to operate in an information vacuum in that regard,� Ryan added.Beset by criticism of its response to the outbreak and management of the ensuing public health crisis, the Trump administration has, in turn, blamed China for the pandemic. On Sunday, the president said that China had made a “horrible mistake� without saying precisely what this was or providing specific evidence for his comments. On the same day, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed there was “enormous evidence�...Read more

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