Biden signs law declassifying US intel on COVID-19 origin

US President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Covid-19 origins may never be known, US intelligence agencies say - BBC News

US intelligence agencies say they may never be able to identify the origins of Covid-19, but they have concluded it was not created as a biological weapon.

WHO urges China to share raw data on origins of coronavirus | Al Jazeera

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share the raw data from its earliest cases of the coronavirus, which first emerged in its central city of Wuhan, saying on Thursday it was “vitally important” to understand the virus’s origins to prevent future pandemics.

China urges US to invite WHO experts to investigate Fort Detrick lab - China.org.cn

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday urged the United States to adopt a transparent and responsible attitude and invite World Health Organization (WHO) experts to investigate Fort Detrick lab for coronavirus origin tracing as soon as possible.

GLOBALink | Chinese FM asks U.S. to show transparency and answer concerns over Fort Detrick Lab

 

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Establishing origin of coronavirus irrelevant for struggle to contain it — expert - TASS

The knowledge about origins of the novel coronavirus is irrelevant for the effort to contain it, Vladimir Gushchin, an expert with the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, said on Tuesday.

China Risks Facing Isolation If It Impedes Probe Into COVID-19 Origins - White House - UrduPoint

The administration of US President Joe Biden will keep exerting pressure on China in order to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus, and if Beijing does not cooperate, it will face isolation, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

China Disease Expert Says COVID-19 Origins Probe Should Shift to US - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – A senior Chinese epidemiologist said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there as early as December 2019, state media said on Thursday.

WHO Scientist Says No Evidence to Back Up COVID Lab Escape Theory - FARS

 (FNA)- Dominic Dwyer, an Australian representative on the World Health Organization's (WHO) study into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, defended the team's findings, telling ABC News that "there was no evidence to back up the lab escape theory".

British Intelligence Reportedly Believes COVID-19 Leak From Wuhan Lab ‘Feasible’ - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - UK intelligence agents are investigating a possible leak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, The Sunday Times reports.

Covid: China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory - BBC News

China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab.

Joe Biden exige un rapport sur l'origine du Covid-19 et hausse le ton face à Pékin

 

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US calls for 2nd phase of study into origins of novel coronavirus - AA

The US health secretary called for a second phase study into the origins of the novel coronavirus Tuesday but made no mention of a pandemic treaty supported by the European Union and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).

China Furious as New Report Suggests Wuhan Lab Staff Sought Hospital Care Weeks Before COVID-19 Outbreak Disclosed - FARS

(FNA)- Researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology became so ill in November 2019 that they required hospital treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported as the international community continues to probe COVID-19's origins.

¿Dónde surgió la COVID-19? Las conclusiones de la investigación de la OMS no satisfacen a nadie

 

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WHO report says animals likely source of COVID: AP | Al Jazeera

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.

World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe | THE DAILY STAR

Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation into the pandemic.

Chinese embassy rebukes German tabloid's hyping of conspiracy theories over coronavirus - China.org.cn

The Chinese Embassy in Germany on Saturday accused German tabloid BILD of hyping up conspiracy theories over the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying its reports are "tasteless and shameless."

More evidence supports multiple virus origins - Global Times

More evidence and academic studies exploring the origin of the novel coronavirus have emerged, pressing the international community to review the issue and strengthen global cooperation, experts said Sunday after WHO officials reached out to researchers in Italy to investigate the virus origin and a Chinese study hinted that the human-to-human transmission may have started in India months before the outbreak in Wuhan.