More countries join US call for answers on COVID-19 origins as India continues to battle with record cases

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has backed the United States' push for a renewed investigation into the origins of coronavirus.

A worker directs members of the WHO team upon their arrival in Wuhan, January 14, 2021 Source: AAP

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden ordered his country's intelligence agencies to "redouble" their efforts to find the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in 90 days.

President Biden also appealed to China to fully participate in an international investigation.

China, however, has hit back, saying the US was trying to make them a 'scapegoat'.

India continues to record the highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases around the world, with its overall total now at 27.37 million.

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