A top Chinese health official said the government doesn't accept World Health Organization plans for a follow-up investigation into COVID-19's origins and called theories of a laboratory leak a "rumor," per AP.
Why it matters: National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin's comments come days after WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was "too early" to rule out a potential connection between the pandemic and and a leak from a lab.
