The WHO = World Health Organization's international research team, which is visiting Wuhan, China, is visiting the Wuhan Institute of Virginology from the morning of the 3rd to clarify the source of the new coronavirus.
Regarding this institute, the former Trump administration in the United States claims that the virus may have leaked, and the focus is on what the Chinese side will explain.
The WHO research team, which is made up of experts from various countries including Japan, has begun full-scale field surveys in Wuhan since January 29, and the sixth day, the third day, starts around 9:30 am local time. I am visiting the "Wuhan Institute of Virus Research".
Upon arriving at the institute, one member of the research team told reporters, "I hope it will be a successful day. I want to hear everything I need to hear."
According to people familiar with the matter, the research team is also informed that they will hear from a prominent researcher, Shi Zhengli, who is familiar with the bat coronavirus.
Regarding this institute, the former Trump administration in the United States has claimed that the virus may have leaked, saying that research on the coronavirus of bats, which is close to the new coronavirus, was being conducted, but the Chinese side has claimed. I strongly deny it.
It seems that China also aims to appeal its supportive attitude to the research by opening the research institute that has attracted international attention, and the focus is on what kind of explanation the Chinese side will give.