https://www.vox.com/2020/3/4/21156607/how-did-the-coronavirus-get-started-china-wuhan-lab
Meanwhile, on Fox News and social media, a dangerous conspiracy theory about the origin of the health crisis won’t die.
There are two main versions of the rumor, and they have
one common thread: that the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, originated in a
level 4 (the highest biosafety level) research laboratory in Wuhan.
In one version of the rumor, the virus was engineered in
the lab by humans as a bioweapon. In another version, the virus was
being studied in the lab (after being isolated from animals) and then “escaped” or “leaked” because of poor safety protocol.
Whatever the origin of the virus, here's what not in dispute: China knew about the outbreak shortly after it began and hid it from the world. It punished citizens who wanted to publicize it. It allowed unfettered travel to the rest of the world, knowing that it was spreading the virus to other countries. This is not in dispute. Will there be a reckoning when this is all over?
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