China-WHO Joint Research Report on the Traceability of the New Coronavirus Released: The New Coronavirus is "Extremely Improbable" to be transmitted through laboratories
On March 30, the World Health Organization released the China-WHO Joint Research Report on the Traceability of the New Coronavirus.
From January 14th to February 10th this year, 17 Chinese experts and 17 foreign experts formed a joint expert group, which was divided into three groups: epidemiology, molecular traceability, and animal and environment. A 28-day event was carried out in Wuhan. Part of China's global traceability research work.
According to the joint research report released on the same day, the joint expert group evaluated the four paths for the introduction of the virus into humans. It is believed that the new coronavirus is "more likely to very likely" to pass through an intermediate host, "probably to more likely" to be transmitted directly to humans, and "possibly" to pass. It is extremely unlikely that cold chain food will be passed from person to person through the laboratory.
The report puts forward recommendations for the next step of the joint expert group’s research, including the establishment of a globally unified database, the continued search for possible early cases in a wider range of the world, and the search for animal species that may be the host of the virus in multiple countries by global scientists to further understand The role of the cold chain and frozen food in the spread of the virus, etc.
A briefing for WHO member states was held that day.
According to the reporter's understanding, Peter Ben Ambarek, the foreign leader of the joint expert group, introduced the field work and joint research of the joint expert group in Wuhan and thanked the Chinese government and scientists for their support for this traceability cooperation.
Liang Wannian, the leader of the Chinese expert group, said at the meeting that the relevant report is the result of the joint efforts of Chinese and foreign experts, and that it is the result of the joint efforts of Chinese and foreign experts in the joint expert group.
The joint expert group always upholds scientific thinking and conducts research cooperation based on evidence.
The traceability of the new coronavirus in China this time is part of the global traceability and is also the first step. All the conclusions and recommendations of the report are based on a global perspective, and future research will not be limited to a certain region.
Ambassador Chen Xu, Permanent Representative of China to Geneva, said that international experts from China and the World Health Organization have demonstrated a scientific and open spirit. Chinese governments at all levels provided necessary assistance for the smooth work of the expert group in Wuhan, which fully demonstrated China's open, transparent, and responsible attitude, and was highly appreciated and fully affirmed by experts from both sides. The problem of traceability is a scientific problem, and related work should be carried out by global scientists. The act of politicizing the traceability issue will only seriously hinder global traceability cooperation, undermine the global anti-epidemic efforts, and cause more loss of life. This runs counter to the desire of the international community to unite in the fight against the epidemic. Traceability is also a global task. The China-WHO joint research will play a good role in promoting traceability in many countries and places around the world and provide positive and useful guidance. It will also provide a scientific guide for humans to better understand the virus. . (Headquarters reporter Zhu He)