In search of COVID s origins, scientists reignite polarizing debate on Wuhan ‘lab leak’
The generally accepted scientific hypothesis holds that the COVID virus arose through natural mutations as it spread from bats to humans, possibly at one of China’s numerous “wet markets,” where caged animals are sold and slaughtered. But there is an alternative theory.
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Pictured, from right, are Marion Koopmans and Peter Ben Embarek, members of the World Health Organization team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease, Liang Wannian, head of expert panel on COVID-19 response at China s National Health Commission, and Chinese National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng attend the WHO-China joint study news conference at a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on Feb. 9, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Debating the COVID-19 origins: What we know, what we donât | PolitiFact
Scientists who have studied the coronavirus have generally concluded that it resembles naturally occurring viruses.
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, photo, staff move bio-waste containers past the entrance of the Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China. [ DAKE KANG | AP ]
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Confronting Dr. Anthony Fauci at a Senate committee hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Rand Paul argued that the United States collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China to make a more deadly coronavirus.
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