CANBERRA, TAIPEI, BRUSSELS : The European Union will put forward a proposal to the World Health Assembly calling for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.
The EU is a co-sponsor of the plan that will be put forward at the assembly’s May 18 meeting, European Commission spokeswoman Virginie Battu-Henriksson said by email Tuesday.
The bloc is consulting with World Health Organization members and regional groups on the wording of the proposal, she added. “The draft resolution envisages calling for an independent review on lessons learnt from the international health response to the coronavirus, to strengthen future global health security preparedness," Battu-Henriksson said.