A 329-page report published by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday examines the "political chronology" of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, intending to shine a light on operational problems at the Chinese state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology and the possibility of the coronavirus leaking from the lab.
Reports that the Energy Department concluded that a “lab leak” in China could have caused the COVID-19 outbreak are bringing new pressure on former coronavirus czar Dr. Anthony Fauci to cough up what he knew about the pandemic and the funding for the lab involved.
As Covid ripped across China and filled emergency wards, privileged patients cut hospital queues because they knew someone, offered a bribe or paid people with connections, said three people who accessed care through such means.