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WHO experts visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Huanan Seafood Market and one of the largest markets in Baishazhou City. This was announced by the American zoologist Peter Dashak.
Experts from the World Health Organization who came to the Chinese city of Wuhan to study the origins of the coronavirus pandemic worked in three groups. This was told by US zoologist Peter Dashak, who helps the WHO mission, Bloomberg reported on February 7.
The scientists focused on the potential role of animals in the outbreak, the epidemiology and spread of the virus, as well as the results of environmental samples. According to the zoologist, they considered each direction separately. Now they want to unite them.
WHO experts visit the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the seafood market “Huanan” and one of the largest markets in the city “Baishazhou. “The scientists visited two hospitals in Wuhan, which were among the first to start treating patients. According to Dashak, the international mission was assisted by Chinese scientists.
The zoologist noted that scientists have found “important clues” during a study of the Huanan market. The market was closed after the detection of the first cases of infection.
“People left in a hurry, they left equipment, plates, evidence of what was happening,” said the scientist.
An outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. Chinese authorities linked the outbreak to the Wuhan Huanan Animal and Seafood Market: The first patients were regular buyers or sellers there.
Scientists believed that bats, snakes, and pangolins (in China, their meat is considered a delicacy) were involved in the chain of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease.
On January 14 this year, a 13-person WHO mission arrived in Wuhan to investigate the causes of the pandemic.
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