World Health Organisation team dispatched to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus were refused access to the country at the last minute.
The international team of experts were going to work with scientists in the country to figure out how Covid-19 jumped from animals to humans.Two members had already set off, but were then told their visas had not been granted.Others were forced to cancel travel plans just before leaving.WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland: “Today we learned that Chinese officials have not yet finalised the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China.“I have been in contact with senior Chinese officials and I have once again made it clear.