The declare that the SARS-CoV-II leaked from a Wuhan lab goes in opposition to science, a senior official of the Nationwide Well being Fee (NHC) mentioned on Thursday.
Zeng Yixin, vice director of the NHC, mentioned he was shocked to listen to that some folks had claimed the SARS-CoV-II the virus that brought on COVID-19, escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).
The declare was disrespectful to widespread sense, and goes in opposition to science, Zeng advised a information convention on the COVID-19 origin-tracing work, which was held by China’s State Council Info Workplace.
Yuan Zhiming, director of the Nationwide Biosafety Laboratory on the WIV, mentioned that his lab, which research class 4 pathogens and boasts highest biosafety score has not had any incidents of leakage because it was put into operation in 2018.
