The director of the FBI has said that Covid-19 'most likely' originated from a Chinese laboratory, but experts believe the true origin of the pandemic may not be known for many years.
China pushed back on the suggestion once again on Tuesday, insisting it has been ‘open and transparent’ in the search for where the virus came from.He accused the Chinese government of ‘doing its best to try to thwart and obfuscate’ efforts by the United States and others to learn more about the pandemic’s origins.
Mr Wray’s comments follow a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday that the US Energy Department assessed with low confidence the pandemic resulted from an unintended lab leak in China. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday the US government has not reached a definitive conclusion and consensus on the pandemic’s origins.
China’s foreign ministry, asked to comment on the Wall Street Journal report, which was confirmed by other US media, referred to a WHO-China report that pointed toward a natural origin for the pandemic, rather than a lab leak.
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