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In January this year, the investigators carried out a 28-day mission to interview medical, clinical and laboratory professionals.
The investigators noted: “We found the laboratory origin hypothesis too important to ignore, so brought it into the discussions with our Chinese counterparts.
“And we included it as one of the hypotheses for SARS-CoV-2 origin in our report.”
However, they noted the Chinese team “was and still is reluctant to share raw data”, citing issues with patient confidentiality.
The Chinese government has also refused to cooperate with the WHO on the second stage of its investigation of the country’s laboratory practices.
Zeng Yixin, China’s vice-minister of health, said late in July the WHO’s proposal has shown “disrespect for common sense and arrogance towards science”.
Following the release of the March report, the WHO investigators said China had shared much more new information.
In July this year, the WHO announced the creation of a committee that will oversee future studies into the origins of the virus.
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