Thread by @WHO

The international team working to understand the origins of the #COVID19 virus completed its 2-week quarantine in Wuhan, #China on Thursday. As members start their field visits on Friday, they should receive the support, access and the data they need.

While in quarantine, the team had daily virtual meetings with Chinese scientists, who shared updates on relevant #COVID19 studies done in #China plus other information and experiences. The team made requests for detailed underlying data, among other things.

All hypotheses are on the table as the team follows the science in their work to understand the origins of the #COVID19 virus. The team will have their first face-to-face meeting with Chinese scientists on Friday and then begin field visits in and around Wuhan, #China.

The team plans to visit hospitals, laboratories and markets. Field visits will include the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Huanan market, Wuhan CDC laboratory. They will speak with early responders and some of the first #COVID19 patients.

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1354828032893050883?s=20

We thank all the scientists, who are from these countries: 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇦🇺 🇷🇺 🇻🇳 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇶🇦 🇯🇵, for their contributions to the mission. #COVID19