China's Chief Medical Advisor Conitnues To Deny That The Covid-19 Coronavirus Originated In His Country

Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, 83, said at a press conference yesterday that no evidence suggested the virus originated in Wuhan. 'The epidemic of the novel coronavirus pneumonia indeed took place in China, in Wuhan… but it does not mean its source is in Wuhan,' he said

Daily Mail: China's chief medical advisor DENIES the coronavirus originates in Wuhan as he blasts the claim as 'irresponsible'

* Epidemiologist Dr Zhong Nanshan rebuked the widely held belief yesterday
* 'It is irresponsible to conclude lightly before [the matter] is clarified,' he said
* His statement came as cases are falling rapidly in China but soaring globally
* A Beijing's spokesperson suggested the virus was brought to Wuhan by the US

Beijing's top coronavirus expert has denied that the bug originated in Wuhan and slammed such claim as 'irresponsible'.

'The epidemic of the novel coronavirus pneumonia indeed took place in China, in Wuhan… but it does not mean its source is in Wuhan,' said Dr Zhong Nanshan, the leader of a team of experts appointed by China to tackle the health crisis.

With cases falling rapidly in China and soaring abroad, Beijing is now rejecting the widely held assessment that the city of Wuhan is the birthplace of the outbreak.

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WNU Editor: The Chinese government's medical experts are still pushing the narrative that the virus was developed elsewhere and brought to China, while the Chinese foreign office is pushing the narrative that it was deliberately brought into the country by the U.S. .... China Accuses The U.S. For Starting The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (March 12, 2020). To say that pushing these claims are destructive is an understatement. These claims are also infuriating in view of the Chinese government's rush to punish the doctors who first warned about this outbreak at the end of December, 2019, followed by deliberately keeping out WHO and US experts and doctors on infectious diseases until February to assess and examine the origin of the disease in Wuhan.

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