World Health Organization say they want to participate in Chinese probe after Trump claimed he has seen evidence
- WHO say they want to participate in Chinese probe into origins of Covid-19 after President Trump claimed he has seen evidence it started in Wuhan laboratory
- World Health Organization said it was hoping for an invitation from Beijing to take part in its investigation into how coronavirus originated in animals
- Trump said he was confident the virus came from a lab in Wuhan, China
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| Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli is seen inside the P4 laboratory in Wuhan, capital of China's Hubei province, in February' |
The president also warned he could impose tariffs of $1 trillion on China as a punishment for the pandemic
The World Health Organization said today it would like to take part in Chinese investigations into the origins of the coronavirus.
The UN agency said it was hoping for an invitation from Beijing to take part in its probe into how the disease originated in animals, then jumped to humans.
President Donald Trump yesterday said he has seen evidence that coronavirus started in the Wuhan virology laboratory and warned he could impose tariffs of $1 trillion on China in retribution for the pandemic.
It came after US intelligence said it found no evidence the virus was man-made or genetically modified in a laboratory.
Today WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic the agency wants to be part of the Chinese scientific research.
He said: 'WHO would be keen to work with international partners and at the invitation of the Chinese government to participate in investigation around the animal origins.
