China’s reluctance to be transparent about those initial weeks has also left gaping holes in what the world knows about the coronavirus. Scientists have little insight into where and how the virus emerged, in part because Beijing has delayed an independent investigation into the animal origins of the outbreak.source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/25-days-that-changed-the-world-how-covid-19-slipped-chinas-grasp/articleshow/80038355.cms
