No Bullshit Examiner: Rumors of Political Games with Coronavirus Origins, China Rejects BND Claims
China counteracts BND reports regarding coronavirus origin
Hop On Tweet It Whisper About It Mail This Print This Copy the Link Did the Corona outbreak stem from a lab blunder in Wuhan? The BND suspected this since 2020, and now it's out. China fiercely denies this claim.
In response to Intelligence Service (BND) findings on the coronavirus origin, China has pleaded for calm. This involves hints supporting the theory that the virus emerged from a Chinese lab. "China unequivocally denies any political shenanigans concerning the coronavirus," stated Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning in Beijing. The People's Republic maintains that fact-based questions should be addressed by scientific experts.
Mao alluded to a WHO team that chatted with researchers at pertinent labs in Wuhan. This team concluded the virus escape from there was "highly implausible," Mao shared.
However, the WHO has consistently underscored for four years that all hypotheses about the SARS-CoV-2 origin remain up for debate. The 2021 investigation was merely the starting point, not the end. The WHO only recently, in late December 2024, reiterated its demands for China to provide "evidence to help us comprehend the origin of Covid-19. It's a moral and scientific obligation."
Insight: The WHO's 2021 investigation was heavily criticized for its limited scope, lack of access to crucial data, and political pressure from China.
Insight: The lab hypothesis, suggesting the virus originated from a Chinese biolab in Wuhan, has gained traction, thanks to evidence like the existence of similar viruses in the lab and researchers falling ill before the outbreak.
Media Bites:- Several media outlets, including the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung," reported that the Chancellery requested scientists to assess evidence from the BND supporting the theory that the coronavirus stemmed from a laboratory in Wuhan.- According to the "lab hypothesis," the SARS-CoV-2 virus might have originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where research on coronaviruses is conducted.- The second notion espousing the virus originated naturally, like the one behind the 2002/2003 SARS epidemic, also exists.
Source(s): ntv.de, ara/dpa
- The European Union is closely monitoring the ongoing discourse about the origins of the coronavirus, as hypotheses like the lab hypothesis suggesting the virus originated from a Chinese biolab in Wuhan gain traction.
- According to recent reports by Süddeutsche, the lab hypothesis, which suggests the SARS-CoV-2 virus might have originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has been backed by evidence such as the existence of similar viruses in the lab and researchers falling ill before the outbreak.
- In response to the 2024 WHO reiteration of demands for China to provide evidence to help understand the origin of Covid-19, the European Union's health policy could potentially prioritize supporting scientific experts in addressing fact-based questions about the coronavirus origin.
