No Evidence That Coronavirus Outbreak Came From Wuhan Lab, WHO Says

The World Health Organization said it has received no evidence or data from the U.S. government to back up claims by President Donald Trump's administration that they have seen evidence that the coronavirus has originated at a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Additionally, it rejected claims that Taiwan had sent early warnings about the new virus that went unheeded by the United Nations body.

On potential laboratory origins of COVID-19, WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan said “from our perspective, this remains speculative.”

“But like any evidence-based organization, we would be very willing to receive any information that purports to the origin of the virus.”

Ryan reiterated that the evidence and advice that the U.N. health agency has received suggest that the novel coronavirus is of natural origin.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump said they have seen evidence suggesting that it could be from the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab.

“If that data and evidence is available, then it will be for the United States government to decide whether and when it can be shared,” Ryan told reporters in Geneva.

“But it’s difficult for WHO to operate in an information vacuum in that specific regard.”

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[nick]

Brought to you by the guys who said "human to human transmission is not possible"

[cameron_fairchild]

"Good job Mr. Ryan. Your bonus check is in the mail." - Gates Foundation.

[kellidarling]

You are evil.. you said you were going to look for it in our house and take our children..pure evil

[mairujing]

The mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, Michael Melham said he has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, adding that he contracted the novel coronavirus in November, over two months before the first confirmed case was reported in the U.S.

Melham said he was feeling sick while he was in Atlantic City attending the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference in November, according to local media N.J.com.

"I was definitely feeling sick when I was there, and fought my way through it, " he told NJ Advance Media last week. After returning home, Melham said a doctor diagnosed his symptoms — including a high fever, chills, hallucinations and a sore throat that ended up lasting for three weeks — as a bad case of the flu.

He went to test his blood for COVID-19 antibodies — and got a positive finding on Wednesday, and announced this result one day later, saying that the "bad flu" he had last year could've been the novel coronavirus.

"My fear is that there are many who dismissed a potentially positive coronavirus diagnosis as a bad flu, " the mayor said in his statement.

[jumperhopper]

they disrespect their JOB'S...SO SHAMEFUL

[oraz.]

They keep reiterating this strawman as if its unimportant to find out it came from that lab.

[lot]

Is this the same WHO who said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission?


Ah, right, then.

[thomasgill]

Well if WHO said it, Who could argue?

[sleepyfish]

There's no evidence it didn't though? It could have leaked out