The visit was never expected to definitively pinpoint the origin of the pandemic — an undertaking that, based on others, could take years. Chinese health officials note that only surfaces at the market tested positive for the virus, not any of the animal products. A security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organisation team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan. WHO team member Marion Koopmans noted that it still wouldn't answer the question of where the virus came from originally. Team member Thea Koelsen Fischer said she did not get to see raw data and had to rely on an analysis of the data that was presented to her.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 10, 2021 18:22 UTC