WHO report on Wuhan, China mission due in mid-March: Officials

Mike Ryan, WHO's top emergency expert, said that there was never a plan for an interim report.

The findings of a WHO-led mission to Wuhan, China to investigate the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are expected in mid-March, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Travellers wait at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport following the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (REUTERS)

"The current timing is the week of 14-15 March," Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO expert who led the mission, told a news briefing.

Mike Ryan, WHO's top emergency expert, said. "To clarify, there was never a plan for an interim report, first of all. It was hoped we would get a summary report out...The director-general (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) will receive that report from the team in the near future and we will discuss the recommendations."