US agency says covid-19 may have leaked from lab – here's what to know – New Scientist

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The US Department of Energy says that covid-19 most likely originated from an unintentional laboratory leak in China, according to a classified document. However, it has not released evidence supporting the claim
By Grace Wade

Security personnel outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2021
REUTERS/Thomas Peter
The US Department of Energy (DOE) may have new evidence to suggest that the virus responsible for the covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory in China. The news is the latest in an ongoing and contentious debate about the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
 
Unnamed US officials briefed on a classified document told The Wall Street Journal that the agency now believes that an accidental laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, started the covid-19 pandemic. This …
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