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Data collected from market in Wuhan provides ‘strongest evidence’ yet that animals susceptible to Sars-Cov-2 were at traded at the site

The briefing follows the news that DOE now concludes with “low confidence” that the virus more likely originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.

Recent reports that Department of Energy and FBI officials think the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a so-called lab leak appear to have provided all the “evidence” many require. As a scientist who has led or contributed to several peer-reviewed studies that tell a very different story, I’ve looked on with…

For almost two years Covid-19 completely disrupted our lives and made us prisoners in our own homes. It killed almost seven million people directly and millions more indirectly and caused major dislocation to the global economy.

Scientists lean towards a natural spillover from animals, but China’s opacity means a lab leak can’t be ruled out.

Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.

“I think the most upsetting thing to me was The Baltimore Sun calling me a racist because I said this came from a Wuhan lab.”

The Prime Minister's spokesman said the theory remains 'on the table'

No Taiwan jokes, and Wuhan lab was just a coincidence: officials seemed terrified of annoying Beijing when they vetted Matt Hancock's book

Ex-health secretary warned to steer clear of China criticism by government officials after he said Beijing's explanation 'just doesn't fly'

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to…