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Headline Buster highlights: WHO's coronavirus origin tracing

How has the media shaped the narrative about a lab leak causing the COVID-19 pandemic? There are instances galore of insinuating, naming, shaming & blaming. This media data analysis shows how the use of "lab" shot up following a Wall Street Journal report based on a nameless, unverified source. 

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Did China refuse to provide raw data on early COVID-19 cases to WHO scientists? An official presser makes it clear the data was provided, only not allowed to be photographed or taken away due to patient privacy concerns.

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When WHO changed its position & asked for a 2nd probe, it didn't consult China or provide reasons. "That's the real problem," says Prof. Wu Zhiwei of Nanjing University. "It's a humiliating act. No other sovereign country will accept (it)."

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How did the virus originate? Eric Ding of Federation of American Scientists says lots of questions remain outstanding. In Europe, a blood sample as well as wastewater samples from the same area confirmed the presence of the virus. "If we're trying to be objective scientists, we shouldn't just pick & choose a conclusion."

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