Not long after the World Health Organization and China released a report last year dismissing the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a lab leak, scientists from major research institutions around the world noted the paucity of the published data, and advocated for a rigorous scientific investigation into the pandemic’s origins. “In a city covering more than 3,000 square …
Sometime in the waning days of 2019, a novel coronavirus began spreading in the Chinese city of Wuhan. It would take several weeks for local doctors and health officials to realize the new virus was responsible for a spate of mysterious cases of a pneumonia-like illness that did not respond to standard treatments. As physicians at various hospitals treated a …
Surprising Nuggets From The WHO Report: Our Science Correspondent Digs In Enlarge this image toggle caption Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images This week, the World Health Organization finally released its long-awaited report about its investigation into how and where the COVID-19 pandemic began. An "explosive outbreak began in Wuhan in early December 2019" Buried deep …
