Foreign Minister Payne Urges CCP to Grant WHO Entry ‘Without Delay’

Foreign Minister Payne Urges CCP to Grant WHO Entry ‘Without Delay’
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne called for an investigation into COVID-19 origins in April. Brendan Smialowski / POOL /AFP via Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne has urged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to grant the World Health Organisation (WHO) team investigating the origins to the COVID-19 pandemic access to China.

It follows reports from the WHO that Chinese officials are yet to finalize the necessary permissions for the group of specialists to enter as expected this week.