Where Did Coronavirus Come From?

• COVID-19 origins still need exploring, lab leak theory can’t be dismissed: scientists

  The authors of a letter said a recent investigation into the virus' origins had not made a "balanced consideration" of the theory that it may have come from a laboratory incident.

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  May 14, 2021
  
• China seeks to avoid blame for coronavirus pandemic as WHO probe looms

  Beijing is desperate to avoid blame for a virus that has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide, leading experts to believe China may deny investigators some access.

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  Jan 5, 2021
  
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• WHO says China will welcome team to probe coronavirus origins in January

  China has strongly opposed calls for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, saying such calls are anti-China, but has been open to a WHO-led investigation.

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  Dec 17, 2020
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• China honours ‘heroes’ of coronavirus fight, ignoring criticism of pandemic origins

  Beijing has sought to focus on China's success at overcoming the virus, rather than its origins.

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  Sep 8, 2020
• Trump is pushing theory that coronavirus came from Wuhan lab. Experts say it’s ‘foolish’

  Experts say the idea that the virus somehow escaped the lab before spreading to over 3 million people worldwide — or, worse, that it was man-made in that lab — is "ridiculous," "foolish" and "implausible."

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  May 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: Where did it come from and how did we get here?

  Without effective measures to slow down the spread, COVID-19 will spread for months, experts believe.

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  Mar 16, 2020
• Coronavirus: 6 things we still don’t know about COVID-19

  Here is a look at what experts still don’t know about the disease and what they are watching for.

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  Mar 10, 2020