Media release

From: World Health Organization

MEDIA ADVISORY

Release of the report on the Wuhan field visit on the origins of the SARS CoV 2 virus

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 30, the report on the Wuhan field visit January 12 - February 10 on the origins of the SARS CoV 2 virus will be published

Media are invited to attend a virtual press conference where the international experts will discuss the report and answer questions.

A link to the report will be available and sent to global media half an hour before the press briefing

Date and Time: Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 16:00 CET (Geneva time)

Links:

WHA resolution: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA73/A73_R1-en.pdf

*              WHA73.1 from 19 May 2020: 9. (6) to continue to work closely with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and countries, as part of the One-Health Approach to identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts, including through efforts such as scientific and collaborative field missions, which will enable targeted interventions and a research agenda to reduce the risk of similar events occurring, as well as to provide guidance on how to prevent infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2) in animals and humans and prevent the establishment of new zoonotic reservoirs, as well as to reduce further risks of emergence and transmission of zoonotic diseases;

Terms of reference: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-convened-global-study-of-the-origins-of-sars-cov-2

Team members: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus/origins-of-the-virus

Dial-in:

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Phone:

Webinar ID: 977 6674 8285

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International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/adGx3nW0LF