Novel coronavirus happened naturally: WHO chief
Dismissing claims surrounding the origins of the novel Coronavirus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reaffirmed the natural origin of the virus, reports Xinhua.
"The virus has happened naturally, “said WHO chief at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Friday.
“These’re all of the publications we realize, and if there's whatever will change this, it will come through the proper scientific process. WHO believes in science and evidence so in retrospect we say science, solutions and solidarity," he said.
Many studies on the origin of the virus have overwhelmingly displayed that the virus, or SARS-CoV-2, originated naturally instead of from any institution.
Dr Tedros' statement comes shortly after a Chinese scientist in exile vowed to publish proof backing her allegations saying that the virus isn't from nature, adding that it's been created in a Wuhan lab.
The Chinese virologist also claimed that the Chinese government and the WHO knew about the human-to-human transmission much before they managed to get public alleging that that they had a fair notion of how badly it might affect the world if not contained, reports the Republic Wo
