COVID-19 - Origins of the SARS CoV-2 virus

Why is it important for scientists to look for the origins of the virus? How do scientists look at the claim that the virus originated in a laboratory? More about the team which is looking for the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19. Dr Peter Ben Embarek leads this team and explains in Science in 5.

Science in 5 is WHO’s conversations in science. Watch WHO experts explain science related to COVID-19.