Covid-19 Origins

• U.S. intel still divided on COVID-19 origins, lab leak evidence inconclusive: report

  The report was issued at the order of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving U.S. intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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  Jun 23, 2023
  
• WHO presses China on COVID origins info: ‘All hypotheses are on the table’

  "Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus about the origin of COVID-19.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2023
  
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• What is a raccoon dog and why is it being linked to COVID-19’s origin?

  Raccoon dogs are small, fluffy, rotund creatures — and now some are postulating that they may be involved in the COVID-19 pandemic spread.

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  Mar 21, 2023
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• WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stir

  One WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.

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  Mar 3, 2023
• China dismisses FBI comments on COVID-19 lab leak theory

  For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.

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  Mar 1, 2023
• Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions

  A new U.S. Department of Energy report has further underscored the continued divide in the U.S. intelligence community and elsewhere over the pandemic's origins.

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  Feb 28, 2023
• WHO calls for stronger China collaboration on COVID-19 origins

  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more forthcoming with data and information related to the origin of the virus.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2022
• It was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID-19 lab leak theory, WHO chief says

  The WHO chief said there had been a “premature push” to rule out the theory that COVID-19 might have escaped from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan.

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  Jul 15, 2021
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• WHO asks China to be ‘transparent,’ provide raw data on COVID-19 origins

  "We ask China to be transparent and open and to cooperate," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Thursday.

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  Jul 15, 2021
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• World Health Organization ill-equipped to probe origins of COVID-19, experts argue

  Numerous experts say that political tensions between the U.S. and China make it impossible for an investigation by the agency to find credible answers.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2021