Investigations continue into the origins of the coronavirus. 

The World Health Organization, Germany and the United Nations are the latest in questioning Chinese officials about the lack of transparency. Specifically, the refusal from the Asian country to share “raw data” in their investigations of the virus origins. 

This Thursday WHO Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom said, "It’s basics. This is what we do when any outbreak happens," when answering questions about the virus. "Even in any outbreak, you understand the origins and we need to know what happened in order to prevent the next one.”

 

The WHO is not alone in searching for virus origin. We’re now over 50 days into a U.S. led investigation into China’s involvement. On may the 26th The White House announced a report is expected from the intelligence community to address the questions of where the virus originated. 

During the G7 Summit in June, President Biden again stating questions for China including whether this virus created in a food market or an experiment in a lab gone wrong. 

The 90 day inquiry period ends on Tuesday August 24, 2021. 

As questions linger on what caused the virus that led to the loss of over 4 million people around the world, Dr. Adhanom said momentum is not lost on the international stage.

"I think we owe it to the millions who suffered and to the millions that died. We need to understand what happened," said Adhanom.