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It comes with rare criticism of China.
In December, Reuters reported, among others, that 12 to 15 international experts would be allowed to go to Wuhan to investigate and investigate the origin of the coronavirus. So far, Chinese authorities have denied investigators access to the city, NRK reported at the time.
On Tuesday, WHO received the news that Chinese authorities have not yet completed entry permits for the expert group. Several of the investigators are currently on their way to the country, reports the AP news agency.
“I am very disappointed with this news, given that two people have already started their travels,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
He goes on to say that he has “made it clear” that the mission is a priority for the UN Health Office, and that experts have “previously assured him that China will speed up internal procedures for deployment as soon as possible.”
– We are eager to start the mission as soon as possible, continues the head of WHO.
It is rare for the WHO to make such criticisms of China, according to the AP.
The group of international researchers says the main goal of the mission is not to find a scapegoat.
“One country should not be blamed,” Fabian Leendertz, a biologist at the German Robert Koch Institute, told the BBC.
– It is trying to understand what has happened and reduce the chances of it happening again, says the German biologist.
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