Did covid-19 leak from a Chinese lab? | The Economist

For most of 2020 the theory that covid-19 leaked from a Chinese lab was dismissed as unlikely. In the past few months it has gained currency. Our experts explain why.
 

Lab leak reloaded: The media brings back COVID origin debate

 The idea that COVID came from a Chinese lab was dismissed as a conspiracy theory but is now back in the news. Plus, keeping the memory of Tiananmen alive in Hong Kong.

A year and a half into the pandemic and people are still asking where the COVID-19 virus originated. The so-called lab-leak theory is gaining momentum among some scientists and journalists who contend this story has the makings of a mass cover-up.

What's behind the resurgence of the Wuhan lab theory?

 US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for a deeper investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Biden said the majority of the US intelligence community had "coalesced" around two likely scenarios: that the virus was transmitted to humans via contact with an infected animal, or it emerged from a lab accident.

President Biden orders review of claims Covid came from Chinese lab - BBC News

President Biden has ordered a review of intelligence about where the Covid-19 virus originated from.
 

WHO presents first Wuhan coronavirus investigation results | DW News

Investigators on Tuesday said they were still trying to find the animal vector through which the COVID-19 virus was transmitted to humans. Scientists think the disease originated in bats, but the World Health Organization (WHO) team visiting the Chinese city of Wuhan is looking into how it could have made the jump to humans via another mammal.
 

Trump continues to push Wuhan coronavirus lab claim: 'Somebody was stupid'

Donald Trump has told reporters that 'something happened' when asked about the theory that the virus was released from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. 'Probably it was incompetence. Somebody was stupid,' he said during a meeting with the Texas governor, Greg Abbott. It comes after the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, claimed he had seen 'enormous evidence' that the virus had originated at the lab. No evidence has been produced. China has denied the claims.

Donald Trump and his minions will do anything and everything they can to distract Americans from his complete and utter failure as leader during the coronavirus pandemic. The only evidence he's seen has come from his vapid imagination. 

Trump implies he has seen evidence Covid-19 was created in a Wuhan lab

US President Donald Trump claims he has seen evidence of Covid-19 originating in a Wuhan lab. When asked at a press briefing if he has seen anything that gives you a “high degree of confidence” that coronavirus originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, President Trump replied: “Yes, I have." He added that he was "not allowed" to tell reporters what that evidence was.