The Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China The COVID-19 lab leak theory, or lab leak hypothesis, is the idea that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

6 days ago · Widespread disagreement 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 …

Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from …

3 days ago · What do the lab leak theory’s critics say? Many scientists still favour a scenario that Covid, like other coronaviruses, emerged in animals and then passed to humans.

Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA said Saturday it has shifted its previous assessments and has concluded that it’s likely the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global …

Jan 26, 2025 · The virus that started the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab in China, the CIA said in a new assessment, though it has no conclusive evidence.

Dec 3, 2024 · House panel concludes that COVID-19 pandemic came from a lab leak Two-year probe led by Republicans faults agencies for pandemic response, as Democrats on panel …

Jun 3, 2024 · If the virus had escaped from a BSL-2 laboratory in 2019, the leak most likely would have gone undetected until too late.

Mar 1, 2023 · The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here's what we know.