"By almost any scientific standard, if there was evidence of a natural origin, it would have already been discovered," the publication said. It also noted that Wuhan is home to China's leading research laboratory to combat SARS. It is "experienced in conducting efficacy studies where biosafety levels are inadequate" and that laboratory researchers were infected with a virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 in the fall of 2019 when it was on the food market. months before discovery.
In December 2019, the Chinese authorities informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in the city of Wuhan. Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the world, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the COVID-19 epidemic in March 2020.