Chinese diplomat Wang Yi casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China

COVID-19 | The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi (above), said on Thursday it was unclear whether the coronavirus had first originated in China, casting doubt on the views of health experts and foreign governments.

Speaking in Oslo during a visit to Norway, Wang said that while China was the first country to report the existence of the virus to the World Health Organisation, “it does not mean that the virus originated in China”...