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Japan, EU back Australia's push for coronavirus inquiry
Japan, Russia, and all member states of the European Union are among 62 countries backing Australia's call for an independent inquiry into the novel coronavirus, Australian media reported on Monday.A copy of the draft resolution, released by The Australian newspaper, requests World Health Organization Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus to work closely with relevant authorities to "identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population." The countries also call for Tedros to "initiate, at the earliest appropriate moment...a stepwise process of impartial, independent and ... (full story)