The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to pass a bill that would direct the federal government to declassify all information related to the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. The legislation cleared the House on Friday, with 204 Democrats joining 215 …
Read More »Chinese city offers cash bounties in hunt for outbreak origins
The city of Heihe, far in China’s northeast along its border with Russia, said it would shell out 100,000 yuan ($15,642) to locals who provide “important clues” about the origin of the recent delta variant outbreak, which has resulted in some 240 cases as of Monday, according to Chinese state …
Read More »Beijing dismisses ‘unscientific’ report on Covid-19 origins by US intelligence community
On Friday, the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its assessment of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have first infected humans. It said the origins of Covid-19 may never be established fully, and that US intelligence found both natural transmission from animals to humans, as well …
Read More »China will oppose ANY ‘political manipulation’ in new WHO probe into origins of Covid-19 – Foreign Ministry
Speaking on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the government hopes all parties involved in the inquiry will “adopt an objective, scientific and responsible attitude… adhere to a global perspective, perform their duties in an objective and fair manner, and truly make a positive contribution to global …
Read More »Team of top scientists researching Covid origins disbanded amid controversy and conflicts of interest
Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday that, after a year of work, he has disbanded the team, due to its former leader having used US government funds to study coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, in China – the facility from which many …
Read More »China slams ‘fabricated’ US intelligence report on Covid-19 origins, says it’s a matter for scientists, not spies
In May, US President Joe Biden gave the US intelligence community 90 days to figure out the source of the coronavirus after being left dissatisfied with the findings of the joint probe by China and the World Health Organization (EHO). The first cases of the Covid-19 outbreak were registered in …
Read More »US report on Covid-19 origins finds intelligence community ‘divided’ between lab leak and animal exposure theories
The ‘Intelligence Community assessment,’ released on Friday, found that officials “remain divided on the most likely origin of Covid-19,” acknowledging, however, that two hypotheses are most likely: “natural exposure to an infected animal or a laboratory-associated incident.” One agency, which is not identified in the report, argued with “moderate confidence” …
Read More »WHO calls on China to release data needed for Covid-19 origins probe, notes that ‘lab theory’ still on the table
In a statement released on Thursday, the WHO called on all governments “to depoliticize the situation and cooperate to accelerate the origins studies, and importantly to work together to develop a common framework for future emerging pathogens of pandemic potential.” Searching for the origin of any new pathogen “is a …
Read More »China refuses to participate in 2nd phase of WHO’s Covid origins probe, says research into lab leak theory goes against ‘science’
The Chinese government will not take part in a second phase of the WHO’s probe into what caused the pandemic, Zeng Yixin, deputy head of China’s National Health Commission, said on Thursday. The senior health official said at a press conference in Beijing that he was “surprised” to see research …
Read More »GOP reps. demand Fauci testify on Covid-19 origins & request briefing on controversial ‘gain of function’ research
Reps. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and James Comer (R-Kentucky) penned a letter to two Democratic committee heads on Thursday, saying it is “imperative” that Fauci give testimony about “the origins of the novel coronavirus” as well as “the US government’s role in funding research” that may have contributed to creating the …
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