China Accuses WHO of Politicization While Defending Search for COVID-19 Origins Amid Calls for Transparency

Chinese officials criticize WHO's Director-General for comments implying China should have shared more data earlier in the pandemic.
The origins of COVID-19 remain unclear, though evidence points to an animal-to-human spillover at a Wuhan market.
The U.S. and other countries are calling on China to be more transparent about the virus's origins and early spread.
China claims to have fully cooperated with the WHO and accuses the agency of spreading misinformation to serve the political interests of other countries.
There are concerns the virus may have escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, though most scientists believe this is unlikely.