(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) International Review: The Path to the Origin of the Virus, Accompanied by Science

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 31st (Bo Wenwen) On the 30th local time, the World Health Organization officially released the China-WHO Covid-19 Joint Research Report in Geneva.

This report is based on a four-week investigation and research conducted by a joint expert group in Wuhan. Many of the research conclusions have made the "conspiracy theories" concocted by some politicians once again self-defeating. At the same time, it has once again proved that the issue of traceability is a serious scientific problem. , Should be left to the scientists to study.

"The very important beginning"

　　The 120-page report covers epidemiology, molecular traceability, animal and environmental research conclusions, and hypothetical analysis of the four transmission paths of the new coronavirus. It also includes expert recommendations for future global traceability work.

　　The report believes that the new coronavirus is "more likely to very likely" to be transmitted through an intermediate host, "probably to more likely" to be transmitted directly, "possibly" to be transmitted through cold chain food, and "very unlikely" to be transmitted through a laboratory.

　　The report pointed out that the joint expert team evaluated the research data on the early transmission of the new coronavirus published in different countries, and believed that the existing data showed that the new coronavirus had begun to spread as early as a few weeks before the first confirmed case was detected. Some of the suspected positive samples were even worse. When the first confirmed case was found in Wuhan, it appeared earlier, indicating the possibility of missed diagnosis in other countries.

Therefore, it is "important" to investigate potential early transmission in other countries.

　　The report recommends that further relevant traceability investigations should be carried out in countries and regions where samples of early sewage, serum, human or animal tissues were found to be positive; global scientists should search for animal species that may become virus hosts in many countries; further understand cold chain and The role of frozen food in the spread of the virus and so on.

　　As WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "This research report is an extremely important beginning" and it has enhanced our understanding of many important issues.

We must continue to follow scientific principles and do our best to explore the origin of the virus.

"Traceability is a scientific problem"

　　Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, people of insight around the world have repeatedly emphasized that the traceability of the virus is a scientific issue, and that the 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.

　　It is worth noting that this research was carried out in cooperation with scientists from all over the world.

Experts from more than 10 countries including Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam worked together to complete the report.

The membership is both representative and scientific.

　　The report pointed out that all members of the expert group conduct research in their individual scientific capacity, rather than serving as any institution or organization to the government with which they have contact.

All members have the same status in the team, and all conclusions and decisions are formed together.

　　In an interview with the media in the middle of this month, Liang Wannian, the leader of the Chinese expert group, also said that the experts of this joint expert group have different backgrounds and research fields, but one thing is in common. Principles and open spirit".

"Even though we sometimes have different views or even disputes on some issues, this is a normal discussion of scientific issues, and both parties highly recognize each other's professional qualities and scientific spirit."

"High-level scientific cooperation"

　　At the press conference of the joint research report, a number of foreign scientists highly affirmed China's cooperation in the research on the traceability of the new coronavirus.

Peter Anbarek, head of the international expert group, said that without strong and good cooperation with Chinese colleagues, it will be difficult to obtain rich research results.

"The length of the report, the amount of materials, the analysis of the results and the data of the report, in itself have already explained the degree of cooperation."

　　The American expert Peter Dasak commented that the performance of the Chinese expert group is at a high level in terms of the amount of data collected, the rigor of the research methods used, the quality of joint cooperation, and the ability to discuss and translate research findings. Scientific standards.

Dasak also said that this report proves that even in a complex political environment, countries can still unite and focus on the traceability of new infectious diseases and viruses. "To defeat the epidemic, the barriers between countries must be broken."

　　Liang Wannian also pointed out at the member state briefing held on the report that the report is the result of the joint efforts of Chinese and foreign experts, and 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.

　　Virus traceability takes time.

Although where the new crown virus comes from is still a mystery, this joint research report shows that we have taken an important step in the long path to the origin. In the future, we should continue to cooperate with science and move forward hand in hand.

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