WHO urges wild animal sales pause

Updated April 13 2021 - 6:52pm, first published 6:47pm
The WHO has urged countries to suspend the sale of captured wild animals in food markets.
The WHO has urged countries to suspend the sale of captured wild animals in food markets.

The United Nations' health agency has urged countries to suspend the sale of captured wild animals in food markets as an emergency measure, saying they are a leading source of emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus.