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| Did coronavirus leak from a research lab in Wuhan? Startling new theory is 'no longer being discounted' amid claims staff 'got infected after being sprayed with blood' |
| 2020-04-06 |
| [MAIL] Ministers fear that the coronavirus pandemic might have been caused by a leak from a Chinese laboratory, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Senior Government sources say that while 'the balance of scientific advice' is still that the deadly virus was first transmitted to humans from a live animal market in Wuhan, a leak from a laboratory in the Chinese city is 'no longer being discounted'. One member of Cobra, the emergency committee led by Boris Johnson, said last night that while the latest intelligence did not dispute the virus was 'zoonotic' ‐ originating in animals ‐ it did not rule out that the virus first spread to humans after leaking from a Wuhan laboratory. The member of Cobra, which receives detailed classified briefings from the security services, said: 'There is a credible alternative view [to the zoonotic theory] based on the nature of the virus. Perhaps it is no coincidence that there is that laboratory in Wuhan. It is not discounted.' Wuhan is home to the Institute of Virology, the most advanced laboratory of its type on the Chinese mainland. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Which they conveniently did not close. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-04-06 14:07 |
| #8 ^ Because the Chief Research Scientist was specifically studying bat viruses, had been for years. Wrote several papers and attended numerous conference where her work was discussed. In fact, research into bat viruses was taking place at the ONLY BL-4 facility in China, it JUST HAPPENS to be located a short distance from the wet market that is being blamed for the outbreak. Your turn. |
| Posted by: Anginter Whaviting5484 2020-04-06 13:22 |
| #7 ^ Because eventually you roll snake eyes, and because the virus genome matches what's found in bats. Now take yourself back to the 50 cent army you came from. |
| Posted by: Nero 2020-04-06 12:11 |
| #6 Wuhanees have been eating bats forever. Why all of a sudden are bats being blamed for a virus they have never spread? |
| Posted by: Phomoper Lumplump4826 2020-04-06 11:03 |
| #5 Old news Various articles on Rantburg in January and February pointed out things about this monster that were not naturally occurring And the fact the lady heading the lab had presented a number of papers at symposiums about various research done at the lab that discussed genetic manipulation |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2020-04-06 07:33 |
| #4 Not sure, but I hear his codename is mongoose. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-06 07:05 |
| #3 So, who is Cobra Commander? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-06 06:27 |
| #2 One wonders if "That chink city" would float by the digital censors at Twitter? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-04-06 06:03 |
| #1 China has started to censor all discussion about China from Twitter. So if you want to discuss them don't use the word's "China" or "wuhan". |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-04-06 06:01 |