Virus Probe Necessary to Avoid Repeating ‘Absolute Carnage’ of COVID-19 Pandemic: Australian PM

A general view of G7 leaders and their guests is pictured at a working sesssion during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, UK, on June 12, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

A thorough probe into the origins of the coronavirus is necessary to avoid a repeat in future, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Morrison joined G7 leaders to discuss health issues on Saturday in the UK coastal resort of Carbis Bay, with talks focused on the recovery from the pandemic and how the world can be better prepared for an outbreak of other diseases.