Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also denied allegations that China did not fully cooperate with WHO investigators, saying he welcomes a science-based investigation but rejects any political manipulation, AP NEWS reported..
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The announcement comes after the World Health Organization strongly recommended that a deeper investigation be carried out to find out if a laboratory accident could be to blame..
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WHO panel report says all available evidence shows novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 likely originates from animals, possibly bats. Researchers came to a similar conclusion during a trip to China during a preliminary work by a UN agency to investigate the origin of the virus in 2021..
Missing data, especially from China, where the first cases were reported in December 2019, meant it was impossible to pinpoint exactly how a person first became infected with the virus..
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