As it happened: Resolution establishing inquiry passes after China co-sponsors motion; Job losses stabilise but tourism faces long struggle back; Australia\'s COVID-19 death toll reaches 100

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As it happened: Resolution establishing inquiry passes after China co-sponsors motion; Job losses stabilise but tourism faces long struggle back; Australia's COVID-19 death toll reaches 100

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Historic motion passed

It's been a busy hour or so. If you want to get your head around it in one place here's a taste of the wrap up news story on the establishment of the inquiry:

A historic motion led by the European Union and Australia to establish an independent review of the coronavirus has passed the World Health Assembly.

The unanimous vote was carried without objection just before 10 pm on Tuesday night. The decision will see an inquiry into the origins and international response to the coronavirus established at the earliest possible opportunity.

The reviews will identify the source of the virus and the route of introduction from other animals to the human population and review lessons learned from the WHO-coordinated international health response to COVID-19.

It follows weeks of negotiations and rising diplomatic tension that has put Australia between the US and China as the world grapples with the fallout from the largest pandemic in a century.

China's last-minute decision to co-sponsor the resolution means it passed with full consensus at the meeting of the assembly just before 10pm Tuesday night, AEST.

You can read the full story here.

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