No evidence of virus being made in Chinese labs: World Health Organization

The Dhaka Times Desk Despite strong claims by the Trump administration, the World Health Organization is sticking to its argument that the new coronavirus was not created in a Chinese laboratory.

সোমবার সংস্থাটির পক্ষ থেকে বলা হয়, মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্টের ‘অনুমাননির্ভর’ দাবির সমর্থনে ওয়াশিংটন এমন কোনোই প্রমাণ দেয়নি, যা থেকে নিশ্চিত হওয়া যাবে যে নতুন করোনা ভাইরাসটি চীনের এক পরীক্ষাগার (ল্যাব) হতে উদ্ভূত।

বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার জরুরি কর্মকাণ্ড বিষয়ক পরিচালক মাইকেল রায়ান ভারচুয়াল ব্রিফিংয়ে বলেছেন, ‘ভাইরাসের উৎসের বিষয়ে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কাছ থেকে আমরা কোনো রকম তথ্য বা সুনির্দিষ্ট প্রমাণই পাইনি। কাজেই আমাদের দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে এটি অনুমাননির্ভর রয়ে গেছে।’

Scientists believe the virus jumped from animals to humans, following an outbreak in China late last year. It probably spread from a wild animal meat market in Wuhan.

America's top infectious disease expert and director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony S. Fauci, echoed the World Health Organization's tone in an interview published Monday in National Geographic. He said that the nature of the virus does not make it possible to manipulate it artificially or intentionally.

President Trump has been increasingly critical of China over the virus, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan in December.

US President Donald Trump recently accused China of failing to warn the US in advance to sabotage his re-election bid.

Previously, Trump said, he can say with great confidence that the virus causing the global pandemic came from a Chinese laboratory. News agency AFP reports that the United States' accusations over its handling of the coronavirus are only heating up its relationship with Beijing.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that there is a lot of evidence that the new corona virus originated from Chinese laboratories.

Meanwhile, China has denied all the allegations of the United States. The director of the US National Intelligence Office said analysts are still investigating the true source of the outbreak.

On the other hand, Donald Trump has been criticizing the World Health Organization. He even announced the end of funding to the organization. Trump said the company should be ashamed. They seem to be playing the role of China's PR agency.

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