WHO TEAM READY TO START WUHAN PROBE

a team of World Health organization experts investigating the origins of the pandemic is preparing to begin work at last after completing quarantine in Wuhan, but warn people to temper their expectations.

the 13person team will leave isolation in the next 24 hours and step into a political minefield.

american accusations that the virus originated in a chinese military lab, or that Beijing hushed up the start of the outbreak, are likely to place intense scrutiny on the team.

“the eyes of the world are on this,” said marion Koopmans, a dutch virologist and team member. “We have to manage expectations, if you look at earlier quests for the origins of outbreaks, they have taken years to complete.”

chinese health officials have been battling a resurgence of the virus, finding more than 2,480 cases in the past five weeks.