Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
The Israeli Walla! website: We are running out of stockpiles, our forces are exhausted, and the lives of the captives are in danger. It is time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Several wounded in an Israeli bombardment of a tent in al-Mawasi, south of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media: Three wounded, three killed in an ongoing operation in the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Shebaa
Al-Qassam Brigades: The targeting took place at the intersection of 'Street 5' with the western line north of Khan Younis
Al-Qassam Brigades: A NIMR armored personnel carrier carrying an Israeli soldier was targeted with an Al-Yassin missile north of Khan Younis
Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes

China affirms it shared Covid info 'without holding anything back'

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 31 Dec 2024 11:23
2 Min Read

The WHO issued a statement on Monday describing the need for China to provide additional Covid-19 data as a "moral and scientific imperative."

Listen
  • x
  • Covid-19
    A pharmacist holds a COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in New York, on September 24, 2024. (AP)

Beijing asserted on Tuesday that it had shared COVID-19 data "without holding anything back," following the World Health Organization's (WHO) call for greater access and information to investigate the origins of the disease.

Covid-19, which was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2020, caused millions of deaths worldwide, disrupted economies, and strained healthcare systems.

The WHO issued a statement on Monday describing the need for China to provide additional data as a "moral and scientific imperative."

In response, China defended its record, underscoring it had made the "largest contribution to global origin tracing research."

"Five years ago... China immediately shared epidemic information and viral gene sequence with the WHO and the international community," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.

Related News

Over 40, including children, killed in Sudan hospital attack: WHO

Half a billion adolescents could face obesity by 2030, report warns

"Without holding anything back, we shared our prevention, control and treatment experience," Mao added during a regular press briefing.

However, throughout the pandemic, the WHO repeatedly criticized Chinese authorities for allegedly insufficient transparency and cooperation.

A WHO-led team, accompanied by Chinese experts, conducted an investigation into the origins of the pandemic in early 2021. Their joint report supported the theory that the virus was transmitted from bats to humans via an intermediary animal, possibly at a market. Since then, no additional WHO-led teams have returned to China.

On Tuesday, Mao suggested that "more and more clues" indicate COVID-19's origins have "a global scope."

She also emphasized China's willingness "to continue working with various parties to promote global scientific origin tracing, and to make active efforts to prevent potential infectious diseases in the future."

Read more: COVID-19 rising globally due to 'alarming decline' in vaccines: WHO

  • China
  • World Health Organization
  • WHO
  • COVID-19

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS