WHO’s plans for a Wuhan probe at a crossroads

IS TEDROS RECALIBRATING ON CHINA? — The World Health Organization’s planned second phase of its investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is at a crossroads — just as the WHO’s director general gears up for reelection next May.

Beijing’s rejectionof Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ call for audits of labs and research institutions in Wuhan, China was no surprise. But Tedros’ approach to further probing whether the virus leaked from a lab did surprise many WHO member states in Geneva, according to two diplomats, who asked to remain anonymous to speak freely. Both see...