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June 9, 2021 Share
WASHINGTON Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.
Experts say the 90-day review ordered on May 26 by President Joe Biden will push American intelligence agencies to collect more information and review what they already have. Former State Department officials under President Donald Trump have publicly pushed for further investigation into virus origins, as have scientists and the World Health Organization.
Many scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, say they still believe the virus most likely occurred in nature and jumped from animals to humans. Virus researchers have not publicly identified any key new scientific evidence that might make the lab-leak hypothesis more likel
Explained: Why the US is investigating lab leak theory to unravel Covid-19 origins
Explained: Why the US is investigating lab leak theory to unravel Covid-19 origins
Virus researchers have not publicly identified any key new evidence that might make the lab-leak hypothesis more likely. But the theory is gaining momentum, and US intelligence agencies are collecting more information to unravel the mystery.
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UPDATED: June 9, 2021 19:53 IST
Security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China s Hubei province (AP photo)
Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that Covid-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new US investigation.
Updated: 1:43 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021 By CHRISTINA LARSON and NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.Experts say the 90-day review ordered on May 26 by President Joe Biden will push American intelligence agencies to collect more information and review what they already have. Former State Department officials under President Donald Trump have publicly pushed for further investigation into virus origins, as have scientists and the World Health Organization.Many scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, say they still believe the virus most likely occurred in nature and jumped from animals to humans. Virus researchers have not publicly identified any key new scientific evidence that might make the lab-leak hypothesis more likely.Virologists also say it is unlikely that any definitive ans