Calls for an inquiry into the origin of COVID

Posted on 19 April 2020

The Foreign Minister called for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID. Later, the Prime Minister added that WHO should have weapon inspector powers, alluding to the debate preceding the invasion of Iraq. The resolution that subsequently passed the WHO was initiated by the EU, supported by China, and substantially different from what Australia had proposed.

The Foreign Minister called for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID. Later, the Prime Minister added that WHO should have weapon inspector powers, alluding to the debate preceding the invasion of Iraq. The resolution that subsequently passed the WHO was initiated by the EU, supported by China, and substantially different from what Australia had proposed.

Further reading:
    1. Foresight and pragmatism missing
      in Australia’s relations with China
    2. The WHO’s coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
    3. Murky origins: why China will never welcome a global inquiry into the source of COVID-19