China refused to provide WHO with raw data on COVID cases, says Australian investigator Posted SatSaturday 13 FebFebruary 2021 at 11:08am Dominic Dwyer of the World Health Organization says Chinese officials would not give them important coronavirus data. ( Share Print text only Cancel An Australian infectious disease expert says Chinese authorities refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic. Key points: WHO investigators were in China trying to determine the origins of COVID-19 Professor Dominic Dwyer says Chinese officials would not hand over important data of 174 early cases The summary of the investigations could be released by WHO as early as next Friday