Covid lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says Virologist George Gao also states for first time that China has investigated claim virus came from a laboratory The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
China 'tried to keep Covid outbreak a secret' and first death earlier than believed A Senate investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has presented further circumstantial evidence linking the Wuhan Institute of Virology to the leak - though admits there's no "smoking gun" Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023
COVID origins debate: what to make of new findings linking the virus to raccoon dogs The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, has long been a topic of heated debate. While many believe SARS-CoV-2 spread to humans from an animal at Wuhan’s Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, others have argued the virus was accidentally leaked from a lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023
Joe Biden orders release of intelligence on potential links between Covid and Wuhan lab US intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023
Afternoon Update: US to release intel on potential Covid-Wuhan lab links; RBA considering rate pause; and London’s ‘racist’ police Plus: the Nationals’ ‘shocker’ vaping idea The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023
Commentary: I called for more research on the COVID ‘lab leak theory.’ Here’s what I found out 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… Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023
Three years later, what we know: How did COVID start? Scientists lean towards a natural spillover from animals, but China’s opacity means a lab leak can’t be ruled out. Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2023
US legislators approve COVID origins intel declassification Unanimous House vote sends bill to declassify US intelligence info about COVID origins to US President Joe Biden. Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023
House votes 419-0 to pass COVID-19 intelligence measure WASHINGTON — A little more than a week after the Senate passed it by unanimous consent, the House Friday sent to the president legislation that would declassify information related to the origin of COVID-19. Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023
House unanimously tells Biden to declassify information about the origins of Covid-19 The bill sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley heads to Joe Biden’s desk The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
House clears COVID-19 intelligence measure - Roll Call The House on Friday sent to the president legislation that would declassify information related to the origin of COVID-19. Roll Call · Mar 10, 2023