Various sources have hypothesised that SARS-CoV-2 could have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology or another laboratory in Wuhan, such as the Wuhan Center for Disease Control. The theories vary on whether this was an intentional act or an accident.

7 hours ago · Beijing has denied that either the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a leading centre for coronavirus research, ... The lab leak idea has spawned various sub-theories. One is that Sars-Cov-2 was being ...

3 days ago · The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years.

5 days ago · A view of the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen after a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) ... has said he favors the lab leak scenario, too. “The lab leak is the only theory supported by science, intelligence, and common sense ...

5 days ago · Many scientists believe the virus occurred naturally in animals and spread to humans in an outbreak at a market in Wuhan, China. Proponents of the “lab leak theory,” meanwhile, believe the ...

Jun 10, 2021 · However, a lab leak has not been ruled out, and many are calling for a deeper investigation into the hypothesis that the virus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), located in the...

Dec 6, 2024 · Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute. Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented evidence that …

Jun 3, 2024 · The Wuhan lab ran risky experiments to learn how SARS-like viruses might infect humans. Their research started by collecting SARS-like viruses from bats and other wild animals, as well as from...

Jun 8, 2021 · Nature examines arguments that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab in China, and the science behind them. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has carried out research on coronaviruses for...

Mar 1, 2023 · It's a suspicion that the coronavirus may have escaped, accidentally or otherwise, from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was first recorded. Its supporters...