nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||The Investigation Of The Pandemic’s Origins Is At An Impasse||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In the wake of heated debate over the unproven lab leak theory, the world is calling on China to cooperate with investigations. But efforts to delve into this matter seem to be stalling.

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Security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the February 3 visit of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that triggered a pandemic.

Hector Retamal /AFP via Getty Images

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The Investigation Of The Pandemic’s Origins Is At An Impasse

In the wake of heated debate over the unproven lab leak theory, the world is calling on China to cooperate with investigations. But efforts to delve into this matter seem to be stalling.