WHO research team arrives in Wuhan Survey of new corona sources, etc.

The WHO = World Health Organization's international research team investigating the source of the new coronavirus has arrived in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the spread of the infection was first confirmed in China.

A WHO-organized 10-member research team arrived at the airport in Wuhan, Hubei Province on the morning of the 14th to investigate the source of the new coronavirus and what happened early in the spread. ..

The exact date of the investigation has not been disclosed, but the group plans to conduct a full-scale investigation after two weeks of quarantine in Wuhan.

About a year has passed since the first infected person was confirmed in Wuhan, Hubei Province, but the source of the virus and the history of human infection have not been clarified.

At the beginning of the spread of the infection, experts from the Chinese government said that the source of the virus was derived from bats that live in China, but recently there have been cases where the virus was detected in food imported by China, and from overseas. He claims that the possibility of being brought in cannot be denied.

In response, WHO's Peter Benembarek, who heads experts from each country, told NHK that "it is logically reasonable to think that it occurred in China" before entering the site. After investigating the cases in detail, he expressed his intention to investigate whether there were any cases from the beginning in areas other than Wuhan.

In addition to whether the Chinese government will fully respond to the requests of these investigation teams, the investigation will focus on whether US President Donald Trump will allow the investigation of the Wuhan research institute, which claims that the virus may have leaked. ..

WHO Survey Team To the quarantine destination of Wuhan City

The aircraft carrying the WHO research team arrived at Wuhan Airport after 11:00 am local time on the 14th and noon on the 14th Japan time.

Upon getting off the aircraft, members of the research team were disinfected by airport personnel in protective clothing on their bodies and belongings, and entered the airport building through a specially designed passageway. ..

Approximately two hours later, the members left the airport and boarded the prepared bus to the quarantine in Wuhan.