Can't Force China To Give More Information On Covid Origins: WHO

Mike Ryan, director of WHO's emergencies programme, said at a press conference that the "WHO doesn't have the power to compel anyone in this regard".

A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's origins, while adding it will propose studies needed to take understanding of where the virus emerged to the "next level". Pressed by a reporter on how the WHO will "compel" China into being more open, Mike Ryan, director of the agency's emergencies programme, said at a press conference that the "WHO doesn't have the power to compel anyone in this regard". "We fully expect cooperation, input and support of all of our member states in that endeavour," Ryan said.