Article 6BZG4 Covid lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says

Covid lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says

by
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
from Science | The Guardian on (#6BZG4)

Virologist George Gao also states for first time that China has investigated claim virus came from a laboratory

The former director of China's Center for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) has said the lab leak theory for the origins of Covid-19 should not be discounted.

George Gao, an internationally respected virologist, also said another branch of the Chinese government had investigated the lab leak theory - the first such acknowledgment that some kind of official investigation took place. They haven't found wrongdoing," he said.

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