COVID-19 origin tracing

Omicron variant found in earlier test samples from Nov. in Netherlands: The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in test samples taken in the Netherlands from Nov. 19 to 23 this year, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Tuesday.

Americans' selfish individualism causes low vaccination rate: Guardian: While there is marked difference between U.S. red states and blue states in COVID-19 vaccination rate, the United States as a whole trails every other advanced country in vaccine uptake as its people selfishly put themselves first, The Guardian said in an opinion article Sunday.

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US should invite WHO to probe coronavirus origins at Fort Detrick, UNC

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged the United States to stop political manipulation on the issue of coronavirus origins tracing, saying the United States should invite WHO experts to launch a probe into Fort Detrick and the University of North Carolina (UNC) to find the source of the virus if it is bent on insisting the lab-leak theory.
US intelligence community's probe on COVID-19 origin 'proceeded from wrong premise'

Whatever the conclusion, the U.S. intelligence community's investigation into the origins of COVID-19 "proceeded from a wrong premise," said the Chinese embassy in the United States on Tuesday.
Full text: Doubtful Points about Fort Detrick

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday that the labs of Fort Detrick and University of North Carolina in the United States should be subject to "transparent investigation with full access" for the origins tracing of COVID-19.
Full text: Coronavirus Research Conducted by Dr. Ralph Baric's Team at University of North Carolina

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday that the labs of Fort Detrick and the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the United States should be subject to "transparent investigation with full access" for the origins tracing of COVID-19.
China urges US to return to science-based COVID-19 origins tracing

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Tuesday opposed COVID-19 origins tracing by U.S. intelligence agencies, urging the U.S. to return to the course of scientific origins tracing as soon as possible.
China urges probe into US bio-lab over coronavirus 'lab-leak' theory

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday urged the United States to stop levelling unwarranted accusations against other countries concerning coronavirus origins tracing and conduct investigations on its own laboratories.
Cross-species transmission most likely source of virus

Animal trans-species transmission is the most likely origin of COVID-19 based on current scientific data, said a recent article in the U.S. science journal, the Cell.
US hyping origins-tracing investigations to consume China: spokesperson

If the United States has nothing to hide, it should invite the World Health Organization (WHO) to conduct origins-tracing investigations at its Fort Detrick and the University of North Carolina, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
COVID-19 virus tracing must be led by member states: FM spokesperson

The tracing of the origins of the COVID-19 virus is an important matter that must be led by member states of the World Health Organization (WHO), a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Politicizing COVID-19 origin tracing will cost more lives: Ambassador

The move to politicize COVID-19 origin tracing will achieve nothing but jeopardize anti-pandemic cooperation and cost more lives in the face of resurgent and frequent mutations of the virus, cautioned Chinese ambassador to Nepal.
US 'scapegoats' China for domestic pandemic response failure

The United States must address domestic challenges caused by COVID-19 rather than put all its efforts into looking for scapegoats to blame for its own problems, according to a Russian scholar.
Politicizing COVID-19 origin tracing should be resisted: Maltese FM

Any politicization of COVID-19 origin tracing should be resisted, Maltese Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo has said.
Voice to probe US Fort Detrick biolab grows in Philippines

The worldwide call to look into allegations that the origin of the coronavirus could be the U.S. Fort Detrick biological laboratory has gained momentum recently in the Philippines.
COVID-19 origin study should be conducted in multiple countries: Kenyan journalist

The study on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic should be undertaken in multiple countries in order to achieve outcomes that are balanced and devoid of partisan finger-pointing, a Kenyan journalist has said.