Australia insists WHO inquiry into Covid origin must be robust, despite China tensions
Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ārobust, independent and comprehensiveā report
When asked whether Australia was satisfied with Chinaās level of cooperation, a health department spokesperson told Guardian Australia: āAustralia encourages all countries to engage openly and constructively with the evaluation process.ā
Australia governmentās public calls in April 2020 for a global inquiry into the origins and early handling of coronavirus triggered a furious backlash from Beijing, which argued it was a political manoeuvre against China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec28
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/australia-insists-who-inquiry-into-covid-origin-must-be-robust-despite-china-tensions
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Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ārobust, independent and comprehensiveā report
When asked whether Australia was satisfied with Chinaās level of cooperation, a health department spokesperson told Guardian Australia: āAustralia encourages all countries to engage openly and constructively with the evaluation process.ā
Australia governmentās public calls in April 2020 for a global inquiry into the origins and early handling of coronavirus triggered a furious backlash from Beijing, which argued it was a political manoeuvre against China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec28
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/australia-insists-who-inquiry-into-covid-origin-must-be-robust-despite-china-tensions
#Australia #WHO #CovidProbe #CovidOrginate #China