‘Jury’s Still Out’ on Whether China Was Transparent in WHO Probe: State Department

Workers wearing protective gear are seen in the compounds of The Jade Boutique Hotel, where members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic are due to complete their quarantine, in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 28, 2021. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Feb. 9 that the “jury’s still out” on whether the Chinese regime gave full transparency to the World Health Organization team currently in Wuhan to study the origin of the pandemic.

“I think the jury’s still out. I think clearly the Chinese, at least heretofore, have not offered the requisite transparency that we need,” Price said at a press briefing, when asked whether he believed the Chinese regime gave the WHO team full cooperation.