China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

Xi’s comments, made during a video speech to the World Health Assembly, come as a resolution pushed by the European Union and Australia calling for a review of the origin and spread of the novel coronavirus gathers international support. The pandemic has killed more than 310,000 people globally.