Hunt welcomes global investigation into COVID-19

A record 137 countries backed the World Health Assembly resolution, including China
Australian Associated Press
Minister for Health Greg Hunt.

Minister for Health Greg Hunt has hailed landmark global co-operation on a coronavirus investigation as a major breakthrough.

The World Health Assembly has adopted a resolution to establish the independent inquiry with the support of a record 137 nations.

Mr Hunt said the international support for the investigation was deeply heartening.

“This resolution will represent a transformative moment in international disease detection and discovery,” he told reporters in Melbourne.