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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

WHO accuses China of withholding data over possible Covid origin link to raccoon dogs

AFP

The World Health Organization is criticising China for allegedly witholding key data that Covid originates from raccoon dogs sold at a market in the city of Wuhan in late 2019.

Gene sequences of animals from the market were put online in January, but disappeared once experts offered to collaborate on their analysis with their Chinese counterparts, The New York Times reports.

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