Coronavirus’s origins may remain a mystery as the WHO leaves China with more questions than answers

Some experts are questioning the purpose of the World Health Organization’s coronavirus investigative mission to China, which wrapped up this week after months of diplomatic tension with no clarity on how the virus began.

The team of experts departed the global pandemic outbreak city of Wuhan with plenty of theories, and many questions remaining unanswered about how the world-changing global pandemic first developed.

Preliminary findings after 28 days on the ground in Wuhan settled on what was widely assumed before the investigation: The virus originated in bats and transferred to a human either directly or via an intermediary animal.