White House says cannot confirm report on COVID-19 origins, needs more information

Reuters

Published May 24, 2021 12:51PM ET

Updated May 24, 2021 07:17PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday the United States could not confirm a Wall Street Journal report on the origins of COVID-19 and needed more information.

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. intelligence report.