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January 2, 2025, 7:57 pm
5 years later: Things we know and still don’t know about COVID-19
Half a decade after a viral outbreak in Wuhan, China, forever changed the world, a look at the global pandemic and its ongoing effects
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LAURAN NEERGAARD
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Mike Stobbe
February 27, 2023, 1:22 am
US agency believes COVID-19 likely escaped from Chinese lab — report
Based on unspecified new intelligence, US Energy Department now thinks lab leak theory most likely explanation for pandemic, but expresses ‘low confidence’ over finding
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July 27, 2022, 2:00 pm
2 new studies agree COVID pandemic likely originated naturally from Wuhan market
Study co-author had previously called on scientific community to be more open to idea that coronavirus may have leaked from lab, but says now convinced otherwise
By
Issam Ahmed
November 19, 2021, 6:01 pm
Study: 1st Wuhan COVID case later than believed, pointing to animal market origin
In new article, virologist Michael Worobey says his research ‘provides strong evidence of a live-animal market origin of the pandemic,’ rather than from a laboratory leak
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AFP
August 28, 2021, 4:38 pm
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
Investigation hindered by China’s lack of cooperation but most agencies believe virus not genetically engineered
By
NOMAAN MERCHANT
August 25, 2021, 2:41 pm
Intel report on COVID origins requested by Biden shows inconclusive results
The assessment could not verify whether the virus came from a Wuhan lab, or jumped from animals to humans as initially suspected
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AFP
July 23, 2021, 5:08 am
China slams ‘arrogant’ WHO plan to investigate labs over COVID origin
Wuhan lab denies any leaks; White House criticizes Beijing’s reaction as ‘irresponsible and frankly dangerous,’ saying this is not a time to be ‘stonewalling’
By
Jing Xuan Teng
June 8, 2021, 9:45 am
US government laboratory concluded virus may have leaked from Wuhan lab – report
WSJ says secret report by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory makes strong case for further investigation into theory that COVID-19 seeped from Chinese virology center
By
ToI Staff
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Agencies
May 27, 2021, 7:56 pm
Facebook reverses ban on posts claiming COVID-19 was lab-made
Move comes amid fresh US investigation into virus origins, including the possibility it was manufactured
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AP
May 27, 2021, 12:38 am
Giving credence to lab leak theory, Biden calls to investigate COVID-19 origin
US president asks intel officials to ‘redouble’ efforts to find source of virus, says world must ‘press China to participate in a full, transparent, evidence-based’ probe
By
Zeke Miller
and
AAMER MADHANI
May 24, 2021, 3:18 pm
Staff at Wuhan lab needed hospital care before COVID-19 spread revealed – WSJ
Report cites undisclosed US intelligence document that says 3 workers at secretive laboratory that has been tied to coronavirus pandemic sought treatment in November 2019
By
ToI Staff
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AFP
April 19, 2021, 4:41 pm
Report: Wuhan Huanan market was identified as pandemic risk 5 years before COVID
Virologist tells The Telegraph he was given a tour by Chinese health officials in 2014 to see ‘where a disease could emerge’
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ToI Staff
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Agencies
March 15, 2021, 10:26 am
US, China mount pressure ahead of WHO report on origins of COVID pandemic
Director of international health body says all hypotheses are on the table; Washington voices concerns about probe in tug-of-war with Beijing
By
Robin MILLARD
and
Agnès PEDRERO
February 13, 2021, 11:05 pm
WHO experts want more data on possible early COVID-19 cases from China
Four-week mission to Wuhan wrapped with no conclusive findings; Chinese refuse sharing requested raw data
By
Nina Larson
February 9, 2021, 2:23 pm
WHO: Unlikely coronavirus leaked from China lab, most likely jumped from species
International health body announces findings by mission dogged by fears of whitewash, with US demanding ‘robust’ probe and Beijing warning against ‘politicizing’ investigation
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