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Two members of WHO delegation sent to Wuhan to investigate origin of COVID-19 held back due to coronavirus test results
Two members of a World Health Organization-led (WHO) team that travelled to China’s Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies.
Key points:
- The entire team had tested negative for coronavirus prior to leaving their home countries
- But two members tested in transit showed coronavirus antibodies
- The rest of the team arrived in Wuhan and are expected to head into quarantine
The team of 15 had all tested negative for the disease prior to leaving their home countries, and underwent further testing while in transit in Singapore.
The results of nucleic acid tests were negative but showed two of the members had coronavirus antibodies, the Geneva-based agency said in…
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