With reference to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) accusation of China withholding information on the origin of COVID-19, consider the following statements:

Question

1. WHO has accused China of withholding information and data that could shed light on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The data in question was published on the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) database in late January, and taken down recently.

How many statements given above are correct?

 

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

 

Explanation: In the given news article, WHO has accused China of withholding information and data that could provide insight into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the data in question was published on the GISAID database in late January and taken down recently. Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct.