Wuhan (China): The World Health Organization team, which reached the city of Wuhan, China, to trace the origin of the coronavirus, has said that the Chinese side is cooperating well in the investigation, but they It also said that immediate results are not expected from the yatra. The team met managers and residents for two hours at the Jiangxiunuan Community Administrative Center in Hanyang District of Wuhan on Thursday.
The WHO team comprises experts from 10 countries who have visited hospitals, research institutes and markets citing the cause of disease outbreaks. Zoologist and team member Peter Deszek on Wednesday praised the meetings with key personnel, including Wuhan Virology Institute’s Deputy Director Xi Jengli. In 2003, Jengli worked with Desjac to find out the origin of SARS spread in China.
Also visited Wuhan Institute of Virology
The WHO team visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology to collect data and find out where the virus originated and where it spread.
According to footage broadcast by Japanese broadcaster TBS, zoologist and team member Peter Daszak said, “We intend to meet all the key people here and ask them important questions that need to be asked.”
Members of the party were also accompanied by correspondents at the high-security center, but as has been the case previously, they had very little direct access to the team members and were provided with very limited information about the discussions and the tour.
Security personnel in uniform and plain uniform were stationed at the front entrance of the center, but the team members were not wearing PPE kits.
