The World Health Organization said all theories about the origin of the Covid-19 explosion, including the possibility of leaving the laboratory, are "on the table" and called on Chinese scientists to conduct their own investigations.
WHO officials responded to reporters' questions after a U.S. intelligence report submitted to the White House on Tuesday was reported to be inconclusive on the issue of the pandemic's origins, in part due to a lack of information from China.
"The current situation is that all the hypotheses about the origin of the virus are still on the table," said Michael Ryan, head of the WHO's health emergency program, in response to a question about the theory of leaving the laboratory.
"Some are more likely than others based on the current analysis, but all the hypotheses require further clarification and further investigation and we will go and see where these guidelines lead the WHO," he added.
The US intelligence assessment, commissioned by Joe Biden 90 days ago, was unable to summarize whether the virus, which first appeared in central China, was transmitted to humans through animals or came from a research facility. very safe in Wuhan, two US officials told the Washington Post.
Responding to reports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin criticized Washington for "politicizing" the issue of tracking Covid origin.
"The United States says there is a lack of information from China," he told a news conference. "I can tell the United States that this is just an excuse to cover up the intelligence failure to trace the origin."
Wang said the report was political and therefore would not draw any scientific conclusions, "and would only disturb and undermine international efforts to trace the origin of the virus and global cooperation against Covid-19."
Debati mbi origjinën e virusit, i cili ka vrarë më shumë se 4 milionë njerëz, është bërë gjithnjë e më i diskutueshëm. Kur Biden kërkoi hetimin, ai tha se agjencitë e inteligjencës amerikane ishin ndarë në dy skenarët e mundshëm - kafshët ose laboratori.
Në fillim të pandemisë, hipoteza e origjinës natyrore - pra virusi u shfaq te lakuriqët e natës, pastaj kaloi te njerëzit, ndoshta përmes një specie ndërmjetëse - u pranua gjerësisht. Por me kalimin e kohës, shkencëtarët nuk kanë gjetur një virus te lakuriqët e natës ose te një kafshë tjetër që përputhet me informacionin gjenetik të Sars-CoV-2.
Duket se ekspertët janë gjithnjë e më të gatshëm të marrin në konsideratë teorinë se virusi mund të ketë dalë nga një laborator që kryen hulumtime të koronavirusit të lakuriqëve në Wuhan.
Burimet: China News, Guardian, Washington Post
