COVID: 14 countries cast doubt over WHO virus origin report
04 April 2021 |
8:24 am
The US and 13 other countries have lamented the lack of access given to WHO experts during an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. China has accused opponents of "politicizing the issue."
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