Russian virologist debunks Western COVID origin claims By REN QI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-07-28 07:06 Share [PHOTO/AGENCIES]
The novel coronavirus is from nature, and accusations from the United States that a Chinese lab was the source of the pandemic are unprofessional, a top Russian virologist said.
Alexander Semyonov, head of the Yekaterinburg branch of the State Research Center of the Virology and Biotechnology Vector Institute, said these claims are groundless and added it was pure fantasy to think that a coronavirus could be created using artificial methods. The virus came from nature, and, so far, I have not found any reasons to change my opinion. The accusation about a man-made coronavirus is unreasonable, unprofessional and stupid, Semyonov said.
MOSCOW (China Daily/ANN): The novel coronavirus is from nature, and accusations from the United States that a Chinese lab was the source of the pandemic are unprofessional, a top Russian virologist said.
Alexander Semyonov, head of the Yekaterinburg branch of the State Research Center of the Virology and Biotechnology Vector Institute, said these claims are groundless and added it was pure fantasy to think that a coronavirus could be created using artificial methods. The virus came from nature, and, so far, I have not found any reasons to change my opinion. The accusation about a man-made coronavirus is unreasonable, unprofessional and stupid, Semyonov said.