A number of lessons have already been gleaned about the international and scientific response to the novel coronavirus, but understanding emerging variants remains a murky area, the expert who led the recent World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China says. "We clearly have to invest much more in understanding how these viruses are emerging," Peter Ben Embarek said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live. Those investigations should be happening in tandem with initial responses such as identifying treatment options and positive cases, Ben Embarek told CBC Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton. "I think we are dealing with them with a lot of concern and attention, and we are increasingly able to detect them," Ben Embarek said. It was not an investigation into any wrongdoing or ... how the system in China operated from the start of this event," Ben Embarek said.

Source: CBC News February 21, 2021 21:33 UTC