The controversial theory that Covid-19 escaped from a Chinese laboratory is back in the spotlight . It's happening in the United States, where the White House has relaunched the theory, publishing the new version of a website that presents it as the "true origin" of the pandemic. This was reported by American media. The Covid.gov website , previously focused on promoting information on vaccines and tests , now shows a full-length image of Donald Trump and criticizes the anti-pandemic policies implemented by former President Joe Biden. The site also takes aim at Anthony Fauci, Biden's former Covid czar, for having advanced what he calls the "narrative that Covid-19 originated naturally".
The site also makes five points to bolster the lab leak theory , noting that Wuhan , the site of the first known coronavirus case, is also home to China’s “main SARS research laboratory” and has a history of research conducted with “inadequate levels of biosafety.” “By almost any scientific measure, if there was evidence of a natural origin, it would have emerged by now. But it hasn’t,” the site says.
The lab leak theory, once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, has recently regained popularity in the United States . While the debate remains unresolved — scientifically and politically — US agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Energy have come out in support of the theory. Earlier this year, the CIA changed its official position on the origin of the virus, saying it was “more likely” to have come from a Chinese lab than to have been transmitted from animals. The assessment drew criticism from China, which called it “extremely unlikely.”
(Unioneonline/vf)
