Up to ONE-THIRD of people believe unproven theories that the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab
4 years, 5 months ago

Up to ONE-THIRD of people believe unproven theories that the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab

Daily Mail  

Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China - where the pandemic originated, a new study suggests. Researchers found that around 23 percent of people in the UK and the US believe the unproven conspiracy theory and labeled it as 'reliable' information. A new study found that between 22% and 23% in the US and the UK believe the coronavirus was made in a lab in Wuhan, China as did 26% in Ireland, 33% in Mexico and 37% in Spain. Pictured: Members of the medical team of the Second Military Medical University work at Hankou Hospital in Wuhan, January 2020 More than 20% in Mexico believe the pandemic is 'part of a plot to enforce global vaccination' in addition to 18% in the US and 13% in the UK. Pictured: Officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Health speak with two men who tested positive for the coronavirus, January 2020 For the study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the team looked at large national surveys from Ireland, Mexico, Spain, the US, and the UK.

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Germany had intelligence reports about laboratory origin of COVID-19 in 2020
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Germany had intelligence reports about laboratory origin of COVID-19 in 2020

Op India  

According to Germany’s foreign intelligence service in 2020, there was an 80% to 95% possibility that the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic was unintentionally released from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. Last month, China’s foreign ministry declared that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was not engaged in the development or spread of the COVID-19 virus and that it never …

Did Covid-19 leak from Wuhan Lab? German spy agency thinks so
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Did Covid-19 leak from Wuhan Lab? German spy agency thinks so

India Today  

Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst, has reportedly concluded that claimed there is an 80-90% chance that Covid-19 virus leaked accidentally from a Chinese laboratory. The intelligence agency collected evidence suggesting that the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China had been conducting research aimed at increasing the infectiousness of viruses in humans. China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that …

China slams CIA’s COVID lab leak claim, says ‘extremely unlikely’ – Here’s why
2 months ago

China slams CIA’s COVID lab leak claim, says ‘extremely unlikely’ – Here’s why

Live Mint  

Beijing has dismissed the recent claim by the Central Intelligence Agency that COVID-19 is more likely to have originated from a Chinese laboratory, describing it as "extremely unlikely." China's rejection of lab leak theory Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Monday strongly refuted the lab leak theory, asserting that it was “extremely unlikely” COVID-19 came from a laboratory. Mao …

CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 originated from a lab
2 months ago

CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 originated from a lab

Al Jazeera  

The intelligence agency says it has ‘low confidence’ in the assessment and will continue to evaluate credible information. The CIA’s “low confidence” assessment comes after John Ratcliffe was on Thursday sworn in as director of the top intelligence agency under United States President Donald Trump. “We have low confidence in this judgement and will continue to evaluate any available credible …

CIA on COVID origin: US Intelligence Agency believes virus came from lab in China, but has low-confidence in finding
2 months ago

CIA on COVID origin: US Intelligence Agency believes virus came from lab in China, but has low-confidence in finding

Live Mint  

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The CIA "continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain …

CIA believes COVID most likely originated from lab but has low confidence in its own finding
2 months ago

CIA believes COVID most likely originated from lab but has low confidence in its own finding

The Hindu  

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released on Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The CIA "continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic …

CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
2 months ago

CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab

Hindustan Times  

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was "more likely" leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals. "CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a natural origin based on the available body of reporting," a CIA …

CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From A Lab, But Agency Has Low Confidence In Its Own Finding
2 months ago

CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From A Lab, But Agency Has Low Confidence In Its Own Finding

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15, 2025: John Ratcliffe speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 15, 2025. The Washington Post via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that …

CIA shifts stance on cause of COVID-19 pandemic, says lab leak 'more likely' than natural origin
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2 months ago

CIA shifts stance on cause of COVID-19 pandemic, says lab leak 'more likely' than natural origin

Firstpost  

The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. But in …

The CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
Top News
2 months ago

The CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

LA Times  

A view of the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China. The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China — even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The …

CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though with low confidence
2 months ago

CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though with low confidence

CNN  

CNN — The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from the agency Saturday, just days after Director John Ratcliffe took the reins. The agency has for years said it did not have enough information to determine which origin theory was …

Covid originated in China’s Wuhan lab? There’s now ‘smoking gun’ evidence, says Rutgers scientist Richard Ebright
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Covid originated in China’s Wuhan lab? There’s now ‘smoking gun’ evidence, says Rutgers scientist Richard Ebright

Firstpost  

Referring to research proposals by Chinese scientists and their US collaborators, and the emergence of the same kind of virus near their lab at Wuhan a year later, scientist Richard Ebright says there is now smoking gun evidence for the laboratory-origin of Covid-19 pandemic in an interview with Firstpost’s Madhur Sharma Richard Ebright, a molecular biologist at Rutgers University, is …

‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data
3 months ago

‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data

Al Jazeera  

Beijing insists it has shared information on the coronavirus ‘without holding anything back’. “Without transparency, sharing, and cooperation among countries, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.” The WHO recounted how on December 31, 2019, its country office in China picked up a media statement from health authorities in the central city of Wuhan concerning …

‘Beyond reasonable doubt’ Covid pandemic originated at Wuhan market stall
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Beyond reasonable doubt’ Covid pandemic originated at Wuhan market stall

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It is beyond “reasonable doubt” that the Covid-19 pandemic originated in …

Covid DID come from Wuhan lab, says new analysis of patients, records and virus' makeup: '70% chance'
1 year ago

Covid DID come from Wuhan lab, says new analysis of patients, records and virus' makeup: '70% chance'

Daily Mail  

Researchers used a risk tool to determine chance Covid was of 'unnatural' origin After being denounced as a conspiracy for years, the Covid lab leak hypothesis is now considered the most likely origin of the virus, according to a new analysis. Shi Zhengli - dubbed the 'Bat Lady' or 'Bat Woman' for her work on bat coronaviruses - investigated the …

COVID-19: Why we're looking for the pandemic's origin
1 year ago

COVID-19: Why we're looking for the pandemic's origin

Hindustan Times  

Discovering COVID's origin will shape the next pandemic. Some experts say it's possible that the Wuhan lab had progenitor strains — ancestors — of SARS-CoV-2, but China's alleged withholding information on the origin of COVID makes this impossible to prove or disprove. "Every form of the lab leak theory involves some sort of cover up, which to me means that …

Top scientist hints that China may be covering up Covid lab leak
1 year, 2 months ago

Top scientist hints that China may be covering up Covid lab leak

Daily Mail  

Covid's origins may never be known, Britain's top scientist has warned. Dame Angela McLean, the government's chief scientific advisor, claimed we will probably never know whether the virus occurred naturally or escaped from a lab. Professor McLean, who took over from Sir Patrick Vallance, told Radio 4's Today program: 'I am convinced that we're very unlikely ever to know if …

Covid's actual origin may NEVER be discovered: Stark warning of Britain's top scientist who hints that China may be covering up a lab leak
1 year, 2 months ago

Covid's actual origin may NEVER be discovered: Stark warning of Britain's top scientist who hints that China may be covering up a lab leak

Daily Mail  

Covid's origins may never be known, Britain's top scientist has warned. Dame Angela McLean, the government's chief scientific advisor, claimed we will probably never know whether the virus occurred naturally or escaped from a lab. Professor Dame Angela McLean, the government's Chief Scientific Advisor, told Radio 4's Today programme: 'I am convinced that we're very unlikely ever to know if …

Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China
1 year, 3 months ago

Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China

The Hindu  

With more than a full year past since China eased restrictions and let COVID-19 sweep its households, scientists are worried a unique opportunity may be slipping away to study long COVID from possibly hundreds of millions of infections in that country. China's rare circumstances - relying on home-grown vaccines and mostly avoiding COVID until late in the pandemic - could, …

Top Chinese scientist says Covid lab leak theory ‘not to be ruled out’
1 year, 10 months ago

Top Chinese scientist says Covid lab leak theory ‘not to be ruled out’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The possibility the Covid virus …

‘Not lying, truth is…’: Scientist who found Wuhan Covid data speaks out
2 years ago

‘Not lying, truth is…’: Scientist who found Wuhan Covid data speaks out

Hindustan Times  

A scientist from Paris stumbled upon Covid genetic data which was taken from swabs taken at the Huanan seafood market in China's Wuhan just weeks after the virus first emerged. The data suddenly vanished from public view later but the accidental discovery led to confirmation for the first time that animals susceptible to Covid were present at the Wuhan market. …

Come clean on Covid origins, says WHO as lab leak theory gains momentum
2 years ago

Come clean on Covid origins, says WHO as lab leak theory gains momentum

India Today  

The WHO on Friday urged all countries to reveal what they know about the origins of Covid-19, following US claims of a Chinese lab leak and furious denials from Beijing. FBI director Christopher Wray told Fox News television on Tuesday that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had now assessed the source of the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely a …

Is it time to start believing in the COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ theory?
2 years ago

Is it time to start believing in the COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ theory?

Firstpost  

COVID-19 killed 68 lakh people worldwide. The theory first hit headlines early on in the pandemic when former US president Donald Trump said that the virus originated from the Wuhan lab. “By rehashing the lab-leak theory, the US will not succeed in discrediting China, and instead, it will only hurt its own credibility,” said China foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. …

Lab leak ‘most likely’ led to Covid pandemic, FBI director says
2 years ago

Lab leak ‘most likely’ led to Covid pandemic, FBI director says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy FBI director Christopher Wray has said a laboratory leak in …

China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
2 years ago

China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory

Firstpost  

Beijing: For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. Responding to comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the involvement of the U.S. intelligence community was evidence enough of the “politicization of origin …

Covid-19 'most likely' leaked from Chinese government controlled lab in Wuhan, says FBI director
2 years ago

Covid-19 'most likely' leaked from Chinese government controlled lab in Wuhan, says FBI director

Firstpost  

Washington: Covid-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a Chinese government controlled lab in Wuhan, said FBI Director Christopher Wray. ‘Covid origin likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan’ In an interview to Fox News, Wray said: “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan.” …

FBI chief confirms Covid-19 originated from lab incident in Wuhan
2 years ago

FBI chief confirms Covid-19 originated from lab incident in Wuhan

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday confirmed that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China. "FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the Bureau has assessed that the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China," tweeted the FBI. This development comes after new intelligence had …

Covid 'most likely' leaked from China-controlled lab: FBI director's assertion
2 years ago

Covid 'most likely' leaked from China-controlled lab: FBI director's assertion

Hindustan Times  

The Covid virus most likely leaked from a lab in Wuhan in China, FBI director Christopher Wray said. "The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan," Christopher Wray told Fox News in an interview. ”And that's unfortunate for everybody," he added, saying that the …

Covid-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab incident in China, tweets FBI
2 years ago

Covid-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab incident in China, tweets FBI

India TV News  

FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab incident in Wuhan even as China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the virus’ origins. "FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the …

No government consensus on COVID lab leak theory, says White House
2 years, 1 month ago

No government consensus on COVID lab leak theory, says White House

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Even as the Department of Energy determined that a lab leak was the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House has downplayed and refused to acknowledge this information, claiming that there is still no government consensus on the origins of the outbreak. “The intelligence community and the rest of the government is still looking at …

‘No conclusion on Covid origin theory’: White House on lab leak report
2 years, 1 month ago

‘No conclusion on Covid origin theory’: White House on lab leak report

Live Mint  

A day after the US Department of Energy said the coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the White House on Monday asserted that there is no definitive conclusion on the origin of Covid-19, according to the news agency ANI. Speaking to media persons at a daily White House news conference, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications …

The latest in the COVID 'lab leak' theory: What we know and don't know about the origins of the pandemic
2 years, 1 month ago

The latest in the COVID 'lab leak' theory: What we know and don't know about the origins of the pandemic

Firstpost  

Washington: The US Energy Department’s conclusion, with “low confidence,” that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic has renewed questions about what sparked the worst public health crisis in a century — and whether the virus at the heart of it was somehow connected to scientific research. Scientists who have studied the genetics of the …

Science 'should not be politicised': China rejects US report's lab-leak theory on COVID-19 origin
2 years, 1 month ago

Science 'should not be politicised': China rejects US report's lab-leak theory on COVID-19 origin

Firstpost  

Beijing: China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the COVID-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic “is about science and should not be politicised.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the international experts have considered the theory that the pandemic might have leaked from a Chinese laboratory …

Another blow to China: COVID-19 likely came from lab leak in Wuhan, claims US study
2 years, 1 month ago

Another blow to China: COVID-19 likely came from lab leak in Wuhan, claims US study

India TV News  

China virus: The virus that drove the COVID-19 pandemic, killing close to 7 million people globally, most likely emerged from a laboratory leak in China, according to a US media report, citing a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress. The Central Intelligence Agency and another agency that officials would not name remain …

China replies to US on COVID lab leak theory: 'Already contributed immensely to global virus tracing research'
2 years, 1 month ago

China replies to US on COVID lab leak theory: 'Already contributed immensely to global virus tracing research'

India TV News  

China COVID origin: A day after the United States released a report in which it reiterated that the COVID virus leaked from a lab in China, the latter has refuted the claims and said it is "transparent" in the matter pertaining to the lethal virus. The critical remarks from Beijing came as the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory …

U.S. agency says COVID came from “lab leak”, China slams “smear”
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. agency says COVID came from “lab leak”, China slams “smear”

The Hindu  

China on Monday accused the United States of “smearing” the country and “politicising” scientific research, after a government agency in Washington published a report concluding that the COVID-19 pandemic likely began from a laboratory accident. A classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and members of Congress, reported The Wall Street Journal on Monday, said the U.S. Energy …

US says Chinese lab leak most likely caused Covid-19: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

US says Chinese lab leak most likely caused Covid-19: Report

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination -- noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's office, The Wall Street Journal reported -- marks a shift by …

Column: Contrary to latest claims, there’s still not a speck of evidence that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Contrary to latest claims, there’s still not a speck of evidence that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab

LA Times  

A street in Wuhan, China, is shown during the 2020 lockdown. This zombie theory got another shot of life-giving plasma this weekend from the Wall Street Journal, which reported that the Department of Energy “has concluded that the COVID pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak.” The Journal also reported, however, that the agency “made its judgment with ‘low …

China rejects US lab-leak theory news report on Covid-19 origin
2 years, 1 month ago

China rejects US lab-leak theory news report on Covid-19 origin

India Today  

China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic "is about science and should not be politicised." The USDE has assessed in the intelligence report that it had “low confidence” that the Covid-19 virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan, …

US claims Covid likely emerged from China laboratory leak: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

US claims Covid likely emerged from China laboratory leak: Report

Live Mint  

The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination -- noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's office, The Wall Street Journal reported -- marks a shift by …

It’s confirmed! China Lab leak triggered Covid pandemic, but was it an accident?
2 years, 1 month ago

It’s confirmed! China Lab leak triggered Covid pandemic, but was it an accident?

Live Mint  

The coronavirus pandemic most likely was caused by a leak in a Chinese laboratory, a classified intelligence report of the US Energy Department has revealed, according to the Wall Street Journal. This report nonetheless, affirms that the covid pandemic was a leak, an accident and not part of Chinese biological-weapons program, the people who have read the classified report said …

Has WHO quietly shelved investigation into COVID-19 origins?
2 years, 1 month ago

Has WHO quietly shelved investigation into COVID-19 origins?

India TV News  

Has WHO quietly shelved investigation into COVID-19 origins? COVID-19 origins: Research into the root cause of coronavirus outbreak was important as it could have helped scientists prepare better to tackle any such future outbreaks. COVID-19 Origins: The world may never know the origins of COVID-19, the virus that wreaked havoc across the world killing 6,784,392 people, as the World Health …

‘Covid-19 was a man-made virus in Wuhan,’ Researcher questions US role too
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Covid-19 was a man-made virus in Wuhan,’ Researcher questions US role too

Live Mint  

A sensational revelation has been made by a US-based researcher who had worked at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, considered to be the origin of the deadly virus Former vice president of EcoHealth Alliance, Andrew Huff, in his new book - The Truth About Wuhan, has blamed the US for ‘biggest intelligence failure since 9/11’, as quoted …

UK scientists dismissed Covid lab leak theory despite knowing it may be true: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

UK scientists dismissed Covid lab leak theory despite knowing it may be true: Report

Op India  

According to reports, experts in the United Kingdom aided in shutting down covid lab leak theory back in 2020. The article “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2,” published in Nature Medicine in March 2020, stated that the pandemic was triggered by a natural breakout event, and was crucial in dampening debate about the virus’s origins. However, by the time the article …

Covid a result of China 'lab leak’, hints US Senate report
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid a result of China 'lab leak’, hints US Senate report

Hindustan Times  

Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday presented a report on how Covid-19 virus could have started from a laboratory leak, although underscoring that the findings still lack indisputable evidence. The report is seen as an attempt by the Republican party to pressurise the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to take the Covid virus lab leak theory more seriously, reported …

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
2 years, 8 months ago

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

Associated Press  

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. “I was quite convinced of the lab leak myself until we dove into this very carefully and looked at it …

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
2 years, 8 months ago

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two new studies provide more …

China calls COVID ‘lab leak’ theory a lie after WHO report
2 years, 9 months ago

China calls COVID ‘lab leak’ theory a lie after WHO report

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Friday attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie, after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. “The lab leak theory is totally a …

China calls Covid 'lab leak' theory a lie after WHO report
2 years, 9 months ago

China calls Covid 'lab leak' theory a lie after WHO report

India Today  

China on Friday attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie, after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian also rejected accusations that …

Covid origin mystery: WHO probe stalled, experts ‘allergic’ to lab theory
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid origin mystery: WHO probe stalled, experts ‘allergic’ to lab theory

Live Mint  

Another blow to two-year-long efforts to understand how Covid-19 began. Jean-Claude Manuguerra, a co-chair of the 27-member international advisory group, acknowledged that some scientists might be “allergic” to the idea of investigating the lab leak theory, but said they needed to be “open-minded” enough to examine it. He also accused WHO of “ colluding” with China to cover up the …

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