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China threatens to ban unvaccinated adults from schools, hospitals
At least a dozen places have stationed volunteers at government buildings, train stations and other busy public spaces to note down the names and contact...
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ANALYSIS: Why the COVID-19 lab leak theory must be formally investigated
The lab accident theory of the origins of COVID-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
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COVID origins mystery continues to spark speculation and tension
With few clear answers, speculation has persisted since the beginning of the pandemic, spawning misinformation and conspiracy theories as well as sharp diplomatic tensions.
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COVID-19 origins search 'being poisoned by politics': WHO
The UN health agency has been facing intensifying pressure for a new, more in-depth investigation of where COVID-19 came from, but so far there is no timeline for the next stage in the probe.
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Facebook reverses course, won't ban lab virus theory
The latest move by Facebook, announced late Wednesday on its website, highlights the challenge for the world's largest social network of rooting out false and potentially harmful content while remaining open for discourse.
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This is what we still don't know about the origins of COVID-19
Graphic on key questions about the origins of the global pandemic, with a summary of findings from the WHO-China Joint Report revealed on 29 March.
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Biden orders intelligence report on COVID-19 origins within 90 days
Biden's order signals an escalation in mounting controversy over how the virus first emerged - through animal contact at a market in Wuhan, China, or through release of the coronavirus from a highly secure research laboratory in the same city.
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Excess deaths due to pandemic much higher than reported COVID toll: WHO
So far, more than 3.4 million deaths worldwide have officially been attributed to COVID-19 since the disease first surfaced in China in late 2019.
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WHO seeks next steps in COVID-19 origins probe
After an international mission to China turned up more questions than answers about the pandemic origins, the WHO is evaluating how to move forward through a diplomatic quagmire to solve the mystery.
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WHO seeks ban on sale of live wild mammals in food markets
The World Health Organization on Tuesday called for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the spread of disease.
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WHO experts say COVID probably came to humans from animals
But the report, drafted by World Health Organization-appointed international experts and their Chinese counterparts, offers no definitive answers on how the new coronavirus jumped to humans.
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Virus likely jumped to humans from bats via 'missing link' animal: WHO report
Experts believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the Covid-19 disease originally came from bats.
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This is what we still don't know about the origins of COVID-19
Graphic on key questions about the origins of the global pandemic that has killed more then 2.6 million people and devastated economies around the world.
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COVID-19: Our entrance into an age of pandemics
After its discovery in Wuhan, China in 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still here in 2021. In this Eyewitness News original documentary, we break down our understanding of COVID-19, how our science has dealt with it so far and recognising that this may be only the beginning.
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COVID-19: Our entrance into an age of pandemics
After its discovery in Wuhan, China in 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still here in 2021. In this Eyewitness News original documentary, we break down our understanding of COVID-19, how our science has dealt with it so far and recognising that this may be only the beginning.
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World awaits China COVID origins report
The coronavirus pandemic has engulfed the planet, killing more than 2.6 million people and shredding the global economy since the first cases emerged in the Chinese city in December 2019.
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US has 'concerns' on COVID-19 info from China after WHO probe
Despite failing to find the virus origins a year after the pandemic began, the team of foreign experts did agree it likely jumped from bats to an unknown animal species before transmitting to humans.
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WHO chief: all hypotheses still open on COVID origins
The WHO's mission to Wuhan, where the first cases were identified, failed to identify the source of the virus but poured cold water on the theory that it leaked from the city's virology laboratory.
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WHO mission member says 'don't rely' on US virus intelligence
The World Health Organization mission ended Tuesday without finding the source of the virus, but members had to walk a diplomatic tightrope during their stay, with the US urging a 'robust' probe and China warning against politicising the issue.
