China rejects independent international investigation into COVID-19
- China has rejected calls for an independent international investigation into the deadly coronavirus
- According to a top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen, the demands were politically motivated and would divert China’s attention from fighting the pandemic
- Meanwhile, an EU report is accusing China of spreading disinformation about the crisis
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News reaching YEN.com.gh has revealed that China has rejected calls for an independent international investigation into the deadly coronavirus which originated there.
According to a BBC report, a top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen said, the demands were politically motivated and would divert China’s attention from fighting the pandemic.
It is believed that formation about the origin of COVID-19 and how it initially spread could help countries tackle the disease well.
Per media reports, the virus is believed to have started at a wildlife market in the city of Wuhan late last year, December 2019.
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Meanwhile, an EU report is accusing China of spreading disinformation about the crisis in times when the right information is needed the most
The bloc’s External Action Service says Russia, and to a lesser extent China, has “targeted conspiracy narratives” in the EU and neighbouring countries.
US President Donald Trump has also repeatedly attacked China for its handling of the outbreak, and the state of Missouri is suing the Chinese government, accusing it of doing little to stop the spread of the virus.
Scientists have poured cold water on speculation that the virus could have been engineered in a Wuhan laboratory.
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Meanwhile here in Ghana, more males are contracting the novel COVID-19 than females in Ghana, according to data by the Ghana Health Service.
The GHS latest update on Friday, April 24, 2020, indicated that 59% of the total number of 1,279 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 are males while 41% are females.
The data also showed 82% of the people who have tested positive so far in Ghana have no travel history, while 18% have traveling history.
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