China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the country by two experts from the UN agency, the foreign ministry says.
Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin tells reporters the experts conducted “preparatory consultations on scientific research cooperation on virus tracing” during their two-week stay, which ended Sunday.
Workers in protective outfit walk outside the United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan province on July 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Their talks touched on research in the areas of population, environment, molecules, animal traceability and transmission routes of the coronavirus, as well as plans for further scientific research, Wang says.
The two sides also further investigated the possible animal source, intermediate host and transmission route of the coronavirus to “more effectively prevent and control the epidemic.”
— AP
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