{"id":50503,"date":"2024-12-31T20:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T20:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/china-tells-who-its-adhering-to-scientific-transparency-on-covid-19-data"},"modified":"2025-01-01T20:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:38:16","slug":"china-tells-who-its-adhering-to-scientific-transparency-on-covid-19-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/china-tells-who-its-adhering-to-scientific-transparency-on-covid-19-data","title":{"rendered":"China tells WHO it&#8217;s adhering to \u2018scientific transparency&#8217; on COVID-19 data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>China on Tuesday pushed back calls from the World Health Organization on COVID-19 data sharing, stressing Beijing was adhering to \u201cscientific transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the traceability of the COVID-19, China has always adhered to the spirit of scientific openness and transparency, and has actively supported and participated in global scientific traceability,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from Beijing came after the WHO urged China on Monday to share data and access so that the world health body \u201ccan understand the origins of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic hit the world at the end of 2019, triggering national lockdowns as the virus spread globally resulting in at least 7.1 million deaths, according to the WHO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a moral and scientific imperative,\u201d said the world body about data sharing. \u201cWithout transparency, sharing and cooperation among countries, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics,\u201d it said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The call from the WHO came as Australia this month recorded a new wave of COVID-19 cases across Queensland, with a daily average of 258 patients of coronavirus recorded in public hospitals between Dec. 9 and 15.<\/p>\n<p>The first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan city of China\u2019s central Hubei province in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Wuhan&#8217;s health authority had released its first statement on &#8220;viral pneumonia&#8221; on Dec. 31 of that year.<\/p>\n<p>However, spokeswoman Mao said China \u201cfirmly opposes any form of political manipulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the COVID-19 outbreak, China promptly shared information about the epidemic and the virus\u2019s genetic sequence with the WHO and the international community,\u201d she said, adding Beijing also shared its experience in prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment with others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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