China Stops WHO from Joining Virus Investigation, Refuses To Hand Over Lab Logs

The World Health Organization has been denied its requests to participate in the investigation into the coronavirus’ origins, according to a WHO representative in China.

Dr. Gauden Galea told Sky News that although there is a national investigation happening, the organization has yet to be invited to join.

“WHO is making requests of the health commission and of the authorities,” he said. “The origins of virus are very important, the animal-human interface is extremely important and needs to be studied.”

“The priority is we need to know as much as possible to prevent the reoccurrence.”

The WHO has also not been able to investigate logs from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Wuhan CDC, the two laboratories working with viruses in Wuhan, China, Galea said.

Pope Francis, still recovering from pneumonia, meets with Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday

NFL Legend’s Girlfriend’s Emails Go Public: Nepotism and ‘Predator’ Fears Confirmed

Children’s author says his faith-based books are a way to fight the culture war: ‘Kids are on the frontline’

Flashback: Kamala Humiliated After Not Realizing Kid in Her Video Would Tell World Embarrassing Details He Saw Behind the Scenes

Vance meets with Pope Francis on Easter day after ‘exchange of opinions’ with Vatican

Mexican nationals arrested while transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition from Utah to Colorado

How Florida State University plans to end school year following deadly shooting

Trump shares ‘joyous Easter Sunday’ message: ‘We need God. We want God’

Watch: Actor Haley Joel Osment Arrested After Shocking Encounter with Ski Patrol

Truth Comes Out About US Teens’ ‘Wild Hog’ After Winning Hunting Contest – Now They’re in Huge Trouble

California career politician Barbara Lee wins mayor race in embattled Oakland

Marian Anderson’s ‘seminal’ Easter concert at Lincoln Memorial commemorated in DC

Texas man who fatally shot 23 people at El Paso Walmart in 2019 to plead guilty to murder

Dem elites accused of slapping small-town cops with ‘witch hunt’ fines twice their pay

Indiana takes first action in long-shot plan to acquire parts of Illinois

“From all available evidence, WHO colleagues in our three-level system are convinced that the origins are in Wuhan and that it is a naturally occurring, not a manufactured, virus,” he told Sky News.

These logs are necessary to understand the origin of the virus and “would need to be part of any full report,” according to Galea.

China has been adamant that the investigation into the virus’ origins should be done by scientists, not as part of an independent public inquiry — as countries like Australia have requested.

Galea also responded to criticism the WHO has received due to its early response to the pandemic.

“We only know what China is reporting to us at that period in time,” he said.

He added that China “will have to answer for” claiming between Jan. 3 and Jan. 16 that there were only 41 cases in Wuhan.

“Is it likely that there were only 41 cases for that period of time? I would think not,” Galea told Sky News.

“Is that a matter of difficulty in finding were they getting their act together, is it a question of definition? I cannot speculate. But it would have been during that period obviously some growth would have been happening.”