<Anchor> The
World Health Organization said it found no evidence that the corona19 had first started in a market in Wuhan, China, as a result of a field investigation.
We have confirmed that the virus has spread in Wuhan, but there is no conclusive evidence to say it was the first place of origin.
Correspondent Song Wook came from Beijing for more details.
<Reporter> The
World Health Organization and WHO's Corona 19 Origin Investigation Team held a press conference.
The WHO investigation team, who arrived in Wuhan on the 14th of last month, visited Wuhan Hospital, Huanan Fish Market, and Virus Research Center after two weeks of quarantine.
Liang Wannian, head of the joint investigation team in China, announced that it was not able to accurately identify the animal that transmitted the virus to humans.
He then said that there was insufficient evidence to judge that Corona 19 was spreading in Wuhan before December 2019, and that the angry fish market, where the corona 19 outbreak was collectively, may not be the first source.
[Liang Wannian/WHO Joint Investigation Team, China Team Leader: Current data are not sure how
Corona 19
spread to the angry fish market.]
Although we confirmed that the Corona 19 virus spread in Wuhan, there is no conclusive answer regarding the origin of Corona 19. .
The WHO investigation team's briefing began more than an hour after the originally announced time.
There is also an analysis that the content of the press conference is due to a conflict of opinion with the Chinese side.
The WHO investigation team is scheduled to leave China tomorrow (10th), but the specific schedule of the next investigation is unknown.
China, keen on the WHO investigation, frankly insisted that everything was disclosed.
With the announcement of the WHO investigation team, the claim that Wuhan is not the source and the demand for investigation of other countries such as the United States is expected to intensify.
(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, Video editing: Park Ki-deok)