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The Covid lab-leak theory.

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Covid-19

The prevailing theory is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first emerged in a Wuhan market where live animals were sold. The lab leak theory, on the other hand, posits at the virus was a version of the SARS coronavirus studied and or manipulated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology before escaping. While new information reportedly caused the energy department to change its views, other agencies aren't following suit. It's estimated that three out of every four new or emerging infectious diseases and people come from animals.

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