One of the WHO mission members who traveled to China denounced that XI Jinping’s government is hiding data on the origin of the coronavirus

One of the members of the World Health Organization (WHO) mission sent to China to investigate the origin of the coronavirus has denounced it the Chinese authorities have refused to release any information. Australian microbiologist Dominic Dwyer explained that they had requested the raw data of 174 cases identified in the first phase of the pandemic, in Wuhan, in December 2019, but were only given a summary.

The requested “linear lists” contain information about the questions patients were asked, their answers and how these answers were processed, Dwyer explained to the Australian press. “It’s normal in an outbreak investigation”, has indicated.

This original data is of particular importance given that only half of these 174 cases were exposed to the Wuhan market, which is speculated that the contamination could have originated. “That’s why we insisted,” he said. ‘I can’t say why they didn’t give it to us. Whether for political reasons, times or when the going is tough … but if there are other reasons I don’t know them. You can only speculate “, has declared.

Dwyer acknowledged that the Chinese authorities have released large amounts of material, but the raw data from the patients should be in the final report of the fact-finding mission. “The WHO people certainly believe they have received a lot more data than in previous years, so in itself it is progress,” he explained.

The team arrived in Wuhan, believed to be the epicenter city of the pandemic, on January 14, and after two weeks of quarantine, visited sites such as the Wuhan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the first known group of infections, such as the Wuhan Institute, took place. of Virology, which studies different types of coronavirus.

According to their conclusions, presented at a press conference from Wuhan last Tuesday, it is not yet possible to determine how the COVID-19 virus has been introduced to the Wuhan market, but they assure that it has already been circulating in other parts of the city at that time. In any case, experts have denied that it spread through the Chinese city before the end of 2019.

The White House on Saturday demanded that the Chinese government release its data on the early days of the covid-19 pandemic, saying it has “ deep concerns ” about the way the World Health Organization (WHO) mission has released its findings. after visiting China. In a statement, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, was considered “necessary” for the WHO’s investigation into the origin of the virus to be “independent” of the findings of the Wuhan mission “free of any intervention or modification by the Chinese government”.

“From now on, all countries, including China, must participate in a transparent and robust process to prevent and respond to health emergencies, with the goal of helping the world learn as quickly and as much as possible,” argued Sullivan.

His words echo concerns already voiced by the Donald Trump administration (2017-2021), which began the process of leaving the WHO.

Sullivan stressed that the US has “deep respect” for WHO experts, which is why President Joe Biden ordered his country not to leave the organization on his first day in the White House, a process that would become effective. in July 2021. “Re-involving WHO also means asking for the highest standards,” Sullivan stressed.

In this regard, he acknowledged that Washington is “very concerned” about the initial findings of the WHO study and has “questions” about the process followed to reach some conclusions.

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