China allows entry to WHO Covid-19 probe member after negative test

Two members of a WHO-led team arrived on Thursday in the city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of Covid-19 r

A security guard keeps watch outside the hotel where members of a World Health Organization (WHO) team are quarantined in Wuhan. Credit: Reuters Photo

China said on Friday that it has arranged for the entry of one British expert from the World Health Organization's (WHO) Covid-19 probe team after re-testing negative for the disease.

Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was speaking at a regular news briefing without clarifying when the expert will arrive.

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Two members of a WHO-led team that arrived on Thursday in the city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of Covid-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies, the WHO said.