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China's opposition to the World Health Organization probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic is "irresponsible and frankly dangerous," says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. "It's not a time to be stonewalling," she adds during her press briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The United States want a "robust and clear" international probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki says. Speaking to reporters, she says it is "imperative we get to the bottom" of how the virus appeared and spread worldwide. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insists that the agency will do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19 during a virtual press conference, urging critics who have accused WHO of handing the reins of the probe to China to stop "politicising" the issue. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the WHO's mission in China laying the groundwork for an investigation into the animal origins of the coronavirus pandemic has concluded. SOUNDBITE
Footage released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the ascender module of a Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-6 collecting samples from the moon's far side. IMAGES