China says ''shocked'' by WHO plan for COVID origins study

PTI | Beijing | Updated: 22-07-2021 09:05 IST | Created: 22-07-2021 09:05 IST
China says ''shocked'' by WHO plan for COVID origins study
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A senior Chinese health official says he was shocked by the World Health Organisation's plan for the second phase of a COVID-19 origins study.

National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin dismissed the lab leak theory Thursday as a rumor running counter to common sense.

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