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The Wuhan Institute of Virology Leaks a Mutant Coronavirus
Scientists in Wuhan collaborated with the Chinese military to create a mutant coronavirus just before the pandemic started. US investigators delved into top secret communications and research, unveiling a possible leak that may have ignited the COVID-19 outbreak. There is an ongoing debate about the origin of the virus focusing on the Wuhan Institute of Virology's research on dangerous viruses. Some users argue that the lab work on coronaviruses does not necessarily indicate ill intent. Others claim that the lab applied for funding to insert a furin cleavage site raising suspicions about its role in emergence.
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