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Members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus leave the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China Feb. 3. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
Theory That COVID Came From A Chinese Lab Takes On New Life In Wake Of WHO Report By
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Before COVID-19, few scientists would have pegged the Chinese city of Wuhan, in temperate central China, as a likely starting point for a global coronavirus pandemic. Its climate and fauna don t fit the bill.
But the city of 11 million straddling the Yangtze River is home to some of China s most advanced biological research laboratories. And one of the secretive, state-run institutions, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, is known to conduct experiments on exactly the kind of virus that has killed nearly 3 million people worldwide so far since late 2019.
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But the city of 11 million straddling the Yangtze River is home to some of China s most advanced biological research laboratories. And one of the secretive, state-run institutions, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, is known to conduct experiments on the kind of virus that has killed nearly 3 million people worldwide so far since late 2019. I think there were a lot of people who did put together the fact that you had an outbreak in Wuhan and you have these laboratories in Wuhan fairly immediately, said David Feith, who was an Asia adviser in the Trump administration s State Department when the coronavirus emerged.
Margaret Hoover Joins The Board Of The Markle Foundation
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NEW YORK, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Margaret Hoover has been elected to its Board of Directors. Hoover is the host of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover on PBS, a revival of William F. Buckley Jr. s long running public affairs television program. Margaret is an astute observer who will bring a broad perspective to Markle s work. She examines issues and communities from a deeply thoughtful perspective, said Zoë Baird, CEO and President of Markle. We are delighted to have Margaret join our Board and look forward to working together to drive an equitable economic recovery that opens opportunities to good jobs for all workers.