But independent scientists have said they can't understand why Chinese scientists had not done the recommended investigative work months ago. It's not realistic, given they have world-class scientists there, and the technology invested in over the last 20 years. 'They have top-notch scientists, who are much more knowledgeable than most in terms of recognising the importance of this information,' he said. Huang added that the WHO recommendations showed they were 'uncovering some interesting information tracing of the origins of the virus.' A team of 10 WHO scientists travelled to Wuhan in January - over a year after the first infection - to carry out an independent investigation of the virus' origins.

Source: The Nation February 21, 2021 21:00 UTC