By Adedoyin Falolu
The Director General of World health organization has said China was yet to give an authorization for a visit by the team of experts looking into the origins of the novel coronavirus saying arrangement are being worked out.
According to NewsAfrika reports, Tedros Adhananom Ghebreyesus said he is not happy with the development that China had not authorized the entry of the team for the investigation which said was a WHO priority.
The novel coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and has since spread around the world, reports Newsafrika.
As we speak, much remain unknown about its origins and china has been sensitive about any suggestion it could have done more in the early stages of the pandemic to stop it.
The 10-strong teams of international experts had been due to set off in early January as part of a long-awaited mission to investigate early cases of disease.
China has been seeking to shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began, with senior diplomat Wang Yi saying” more and more studies” showed that it emerged in multiple regions.