The Chinese authorities will welcome an international team of Covid-19 investigators who plan to travel to China in January, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Its regional emergencies director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Babatunde Olowokure, told reporters on Thursday that the WHO and China are continuing to discuss which places the team might visit.
โOur understanding at this time is that China is welcoming the international team and their visit,โย he said.ย โThis is anticipated, as far as we are aware, to happen in early January.โ