PolitiFact s ruling: False
Here s why: More than a year after the coronavirus first arrived in the U.S., conspiracy theories continue to spread about a virology lab in Wuhan, China, which has drawn scrutiny throughout the pandemic for research it conducted on bat viruses.
One new claim about the lab comes from conservative news site WorldNetDaily, which tried to connect Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, to the origin of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci, reads the headline.
As evidence of its claim, the article cited an investigation by Fox News commentator Steve Hilton, who claims that the coronavirus was created at the Wuhan lab with NIH grant money.
Cambodia receives 600,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines from China
Cambodia on Sunday received its first batch of 600,000 doses of novel coronavirus vaccine donated by China.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, together with his Cabinet members, welcomed their delivery by a Chinese military aircraft at Phnom Penh International Airport.
Electron micrograph shows the novel coronavirus. (Photo courtesy of U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)(Kyodo)
Hun Sen told reporters that China will donate a total of 1 million doses of its Sinopharm vaccine, half of which will be given to the Health Ministry with the rest going to the Defense Ministry.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that testing people for the coronavirus before US domestic flights could help reduce transmission, as she urged state and local leaders to maintain steps to limit Covid-19’s spread.
CDC director says COVID-19 tests for US flights could ease spread
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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WASHINGTON The director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention suggested that testing people for the coronavirus before U.S. domestic flights could help reduce transmission, as she urged state and local leaders to maintain steps to limit COVID-19′s spread.
Requiring travelers to receive a negative coronavirus test before boarding domestic flights could be “another mitigation measure,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Monday during a press briefing. She didn’t say whether the CDC will move forward with the policy, which the Biden administration is actively considering.