The Biden government has “deep concerns” about the World Health Organization’s initial Covid-19 investigation, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday, asking China to release data from the outbreak’s onset.
“It is imperative that this report is independent, with conclusions from experts free from intervention or change by the Chinese government,” wrote Sullivan in a statement. “In the future, all countries, including China, must participate in a transparent and robust process for preventing and responding to health emergencies – so that the world learns as much as possible as quickly as possible.”
Early in the pandemic, China skipped offers of experts to help investigate the Covid-19 outbreak and has been criticized for its transparency as the pandemic spreads across the world. a Who recently completed that the coronavirus was unlikely to come from a Chinese laboratory and that it probably came from an animal.