![]() She and her team had performed hundreds of experiments on bats and mice. Another important player is Prof Shi Zhengli, a Director at WIV, famously known as ‘the Batwoman’. It is also pertinent to note that it was the military which shut down the lab after alarm signals went out. It is from here that rumours started that the lab was being used for bio-chemical warfare- to create weaponised viruses. He had earlier been involved in the research for an Ebola vaccine in Africa. The Chinese State took over all control and the military stepped in. The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up in 2014 through French collaboration and US support. After the 2002 SARS epidemic, China had become obsessed with developing vaccines and cures for such viruses. Some more perspective on this Centre of Interest/Intrigue- the Wuhan Lab- will be in order. Reports also emerged that no trace of virus or its RNA molecule was found in the wet market in Wuhan. Also, these creatures start hibernating from the month of September leaving no possibility for a colony of bats acting as carriers. But Yunnan is 1800 kms from Wuhan and bats do not travel far. This was said to have some similarities to the corona virus symptoms. There was some buzz about a few young kids in Yunnan province coming down with fever and breathing problems after a visit to a bat cave. The Chinese sign board at the entrance read- No Entry!!! Trespassing Prohibited!!!ġ8 months after the first cases on record there is not a single shred of evidence that it was transmitted from bats, pangolins, minks, rabbits or frozen meat. A key avenue would have been to run a genetic sequencing on original samples that the lab was working on. They did not share any raw data of the early Covid patients or any lab records or data logs that were critical to understanding the origins of SARS Cov2. They delayed giving access to the Wuhan lab for months after the initial outbreak guaranteeing that the lab had been deep cleaned before any forensic analysis could be done. Why is ‘the lab leak origins’ plausible? First, the Chinese response. And with time there emerged a UK variant, A South African variant, a Brazilian mutant and an Indian mutant. As for the scientists, only those with no conflict of interest spoke up but their versions had few takers. A bio-science scenario snuffed out by political polarisation. The liberal media termed this as a racial slur and immediately dismissed this hypothesis. ![]() Trump and the Fox News anchors sneered at ‘the Chinese virus’. His Secretary of State Mike Pompeo openly declared that Corona virus had escaped from the Wuhan lab. The drum beaters for ‘the lab leak’ theory were President Trump and his men. The prospect of China becoming a major contributor is very alluring to the Agency. However assessment fees are based on population and wealth of the member nation. 22% of the budget, compared to China’s $89 million. The USA is its largest contributor with $480 million or approx. The institution has morphed into a public-private partnership-a deviation from the UN Charter. 2 months later WHO declared COVID 19 a global pandemic. In his Jan 2020 visit he expressed full solidarity with his hosts and complimented them on the way they had handled the outbreak. The Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom played perfect PR for the PR (People’s Republic) of China. There was no mention of any lab escape whilst there was not a single shred of evidence of a natural escape from bats. Indeed, China weighed in on the WHO and virtually decided on the Committee to first visit Ground Zero. ![]() As always, Xi Jinping and his CCP comrades muzzled all information about the early days of the virus. Medical researchers across China on the job. Origins and nature of viral pneumonia spread unknown. Unlike 2002 SARS outbreak, China has quickly shared all information with the World Health Organisation (WHO). Most patients worked in the seafood market where birds and rabbits were also sold. 44 persons have been infected by a mysterious illness in Wuhan, China. The first inklings came out in a South China Morning Post news video. Did nature or humans open the Pandora’s box in Wuhan? After all, the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is Asia’s largest virus bank. Having said that, the murkiness surrounding the origins of this global pandemic has to be thoroughly cleared. I have no desire to go down a rabbit hole only to dig out some far- fetched conspiracy theory.
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