China refuses to give WHO raw data on early Covid-19 cases: WSJ

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China refuses to give WHO raw data on early COVID-19 cases: WSJ

(Reuters) – Chinese authorities refused to provide World Health Organization investigators with raw, personalized data on early COVID-19 cases that could help them determine how and when the coronavirus first began to spread in China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing WHO investigators.

 

Reporting by Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-refuses-to-give-who-raw-data-on-early-covid-19-cases-wsj-idUSKBN2AC267

 

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