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Wuhan Lab’s ominous bat virus research stokes global fears; scientists warn of alarming Covid-like capabilities, new strain shows ability to infect human cells

The Wuhan Institute of Virology is once again embroiled in controversy, with scientists warning about its latest ominous bat virus research. Since 2020, the Wuhan lab has been under scrutiny after a ...
BBC

Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed

More than three years after Covid-19 was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the question of how the virus first emerged remains a mystery. But on 28 February 2023 the controversial claim that the ...
WESH

Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...