The lab-leak theory suggests that the coronavirus may have escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, where it began the pandemic. Scientists studying the virus’s genetics and spread patterns suggest that the virus jumped from live mammals to humans. However, some researchers have been accused of conspiracy and cover-up based on no evidence.
There is much uncertainty about the origins of COVID-19, with an analysis of the geographic locations of the earliest known cases dating back to December 2019. A group of 27 prominent public health scientists from outside China is pushing back against these stories and even a scientific paper suggesting a lab in Wuhan may be the location.
There are still no credible evidence that the virus came from a lab in Wuhan, China, where the pandemic began. However, a natural spillover from an animal to a human could be the scenario. A statement in The Lancet assails misinformation about the possibility that COVID-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, China.
The lab-leak hypothesis has gained traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market. COVID-19 conspiracy theories have proliferated during the global pandemic, and their rapid spread among certain groups may jeopardize public health. Mounting evidence continues to show that COVID-19 may have originated from a lab in Wuhan, China. Online speculation about the origins of COVID-19 is soaring after a new report from the Energy Department concluding the coronavirus that…
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