Four Years Later, Still No Clarity: WHO Report Highlights Gaps in Global Cooperation By Shreya Komar Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/four-years-later-still-no-clarity-who-report-highlights-gaps-in-global-cooperation/ UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 2025 (IPS) - More than four years since Covid-19 upended the world, the question of how it began remains unanswered. Did SARS-CoV-2 originate from animals to humans naturally, or did it accidentally escape from a laboratory? The World Health Organization’s latest report offers little new clarity and raises serious concerns about international cooperation and scientific transparency. On June 27, 2025, the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) released its second report examining how the virus emerged. Despite years of work and renewed international focus, the findings have been widely criticized for failing to break new ground. Much of the blame lies in what wasn’t included. Critical data requested from China was never provided, leaving glaring holes in the investigation. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.