Germany Calls on China to Allow Further Investigations Into COVID Origins

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By Reuters
July 15, 2021COVID-19
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Germany Calls on China to Allow Further Investigations Into COVID Origins
The view of Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China on February 9, 2021. (Getty Images)

BERLIN—German Health Minister Jens Spahn called on China to make it possible for investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue, saying more information was needed.

Speaking during a visit to the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva on Thursday, Spahn also announced a 260 million euro donation to WHO’s ACT-Accelerator program, which aims to ensure the entire world, including poorer countries, receive coronavirus vaccines and tests.

“I call on China to make it possible for the investigations into the origins of COVID to be continued,” he said.

By Thomas Escritt