Japan says it wants a more thorough investigation into the source of the new crown occurrence

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsushin at a press conference on the 31st, around the World health Organization (WHO) published the investigation of the source of the new coronavirus in China, the WHO report pointed out that the hope for a more thorough new investigation to solve the facts associated with the source of the new coronavirus class.

Fourteen countries, including Japan and the United States, issued a joint statement in the early hours of the 31st, “expressing concern” about the WHO’s investigation into the traceability of the new coronavirus in China. The statement noted “significant delays in the implementation of the investigation and the lack of access to complete raw data and samples,” questioning the transparency and independence of the investigation.

In addition to Japan and the United States, these countries include the governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, South Korea, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.

The World Health Organization released a report on the 30th, laying out the theory of how the new coronavirus first spread to humans, among other things, which dismissed the lab leak as “highly improbable. The experts’ conclusions are said to be based mainly on conversations with scientists in Wuhan.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said in a late-night question-and-answer session on the release of the WHO report on the China-WHO study on the traceability of the new coronavirus.

China notes that the WHO has released the report on the traceability study of the new coronavirus. China appreciates the scientific, diligent and professional spirit shown by the Chinese and foreign experts involved in this traceability collaboration.

China has always supported scientists from various countries to carry out global scientific research on the source and transmission route of the virus, participated in co-sponsoring the WHO General Assembly resolution on neocrown pneumonia, and supported cooperation among member states on research on the animal source of the virus under the leadership of WHO.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that tracing the source is also a global task that should be carried out in multiple countries and locations. We believe that this joint study by WHO and China will be a good contribution to the global cooperation on traceability.