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WHO team to visit Beijing to trace origin of Covid-19, says China

The disease, which originated in Wuhan city of China, has killed over 500,000 people in the world and cases and deaths are increasing by the day.

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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in January about an agreement with China for sending a team of international experts "as soon as possible" to work on increasing the understanding of the outbreak.

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2 min read Last Updated : Jul 08 2020 | 9:29 PM IST

China said on Wednesday that a team of World Health Organisation (WHO) will visit the country to trace the origin of Covid-19.

The disease, which originated in Wuhan city of China, has killed over 500,000 people in the world and cases and deaths are increasing by the day.

"After consultation, the Chinese government has agreed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will send a team of experts to Beijing to trace the origin of Covid-19," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said during a press briefing.

ANI had reported last week that a WHO team will visit China to trace the origins of coronavirus.

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Topics : Coronavirus World Health Organization China Chinese government Xi Jinping

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