WHO says search for origin of COVID pandemic has stalled

Maria van Kerkhove, Technical Lead of WHO's Health Emergencies programme Source: AAP

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The international scientists dispatched to China by the WHO say the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is closing fast.

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