Australia Says All WHO Members Should Back CCP Virus Inquiry

All member nations of the WHO should support a proposed independent review into the CCP virus pandemic, further threatening strained ties with China.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 28, 2020. Loren Elliott/Reuters

SYDNEY—All member nations of the World Health Organization (WHO) should support a proposed independent review into the CCP virus pandemic, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, further threatening strained ties with China.

Australia has become one of the most forceful critics of Beijing for its handling of the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, with Morrison urging several world leaders to support an international inquiry into its origins and spread, as well as the WHO’s response.