The World Health Organization has unveiled a team of scientists it wants to revive the stalled inquiry into Covid-19’s origins.
The group of 26 experts will be charged with producing a new global framework for studies into the origins of emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential – and their remit includes Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
Michael Ryan, the WHO’s emergencies director, said it may be the “last chance to understand the origins of this virus” in a collegiate manner.
The WHO announced earlier this year it would set up a Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens.
In August, China rejected the WHO’s calls for a renewed inquiry on the ground into the origins of Covid-19.