Is This Virus Leaked From a Lab?

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One theory is that the virus was leaked from a lab, either deliberately or accidentally. The w h o has looked into this hypothesis and found no evidence to support it. It's an idea that just won't go away - even thouh there's not a lot of evidence for it. A virologist who spent time in eastern syrileon said he'd been accused of creating bola before.

Where did the SARS-CoV-2 virus come from? As a team of researchers from the WHO prepares to report on its investigation into the origins of the virus, we discuss the leading theories, including the controversial ‘lab leak' hypothesis.

Although there is no evidence to support it, the lab-leak idea remains popular among certain groups. Similar hypotheses were even touted about the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. We discuss why theories like this seem to gain traction.

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