Wuhan Institute of Virology employees are cited in a huge number of Coronavirus research papers. Some research may be done elsewhere but AFAIK it's the only lab in the world doing lots of work with SARS and relatives. The "batwoman" researcher who works at WIV is somewhat famous for gathering thousands of bat viruses from caves across China.
In addition RATg13, the closest related virus to COVID, wasn't published by the lab until after the pandemic outbreak. Even though the sample was supposedly collected years ago. If they're sitting on random unpublished coronavirus genomes doesn't it seem likely that COVID was one of these?
Theres too many coincidences for me. I would bet money that it's a lab leak
SARS leaks https://www.the-scientist.com/news-analysis/sars-escaped-bei...
Leaked cables https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/state-depar...
US coronavirus research collaboration https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02473-4
Wuhan Institute of Virology employees are cited in a huge number of Coronavirus research papers. Some research may be done elsewhere but AFAIK it's the only lab in the world doing lots of work with SARS and relatives. The "batwoman" researcher who works at WIV is somewhat famous for gathering thousands of bat viruses from caves across China.
In addition RATg13, the closest related virus to COVID, wasn't published by the lab until after the pandemic outbreak. Even though the sample was supposedly collected years ago. If they're sitting on random unpublished coronavirus genomes doesn't it seem likely that COVID was one of these?
Theres too many coincidences for me. I would bet money that it's a lab leak