US President Joe Biden led the charge at the gathering in Cornwall after recently ordering his own officials to “redouble” their efforts to determine whether the virus came from a laboratory accident or human contact with an infected animal.
The majority of the US intelligence community believes those two scenarios are most likely but Mr Biden said there is not yet enough information to assess one as more likely than the other.
Asked about whether there should be a new investigation,Mr Morrison framed the inquiry as a chance to prevent future pandemics rather than a tool to target China.
“The purpose of these inquiries is to understand,” he said.
“It’s got nothing to do with politics or frankly blame or anything else. It is about understanding it so we all on a future occasion,should it occur,can move quickly and can respond and avoid the absolute carnage that we’ve seen from this pandemic to both lives and livelihoods all around the world.
“The transparency around these things is incredibly important just for health and safety,if nothing else.”