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More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an AP investigation shows the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have come from outside China.

Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harboured bats with the closest known relative of the Covid-19 virus. The area is of intense scientific interest because it may hold clues to the origins of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1.7 million people worldwide. Yet for scientists and journalists, it has become a black hole of no information because of political sensitivity and secrecy. Ng Han Guan/AP A worker wearing a mask peeps o...

2020/12/30 19:52 A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China  A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China  (AP photo) MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus. The area is of intense s...

news You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Coronavirus: Chinese scientist Li Lanjuan, who pushed for Wuhan lockdown, named among Nature magazine’s 10 best of the year William Langley william.langley@scmp.com Li Lanjuan, 73, was commended for her efforts to persuade China’s leaders to impose the lockdown in Wuhan. Photo: Xinhua Two Chinese scientists who played key roles in the fight against Covid-19 have been ho...