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A Lab Leak in China Most Likely Origin of Covid Pandemic, Energy Department Says

The Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress.

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  • The Energy Department has concluded the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress.
  • The Energy Department now joins the FBI in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a Chinese laboratory.
  • The Energy Department made its judgement with 'low confidence'.
  • The FBI previously came to the conclusion with 'moderate confidence' and still holds to this view.
  • The National Intelligence Council and four other agencies still assess with 'low confidence' that the virus came about through natural transmission from an infected animal.
A Lab Leak in China Most Likely Origin of Covid Pandemic, Energy Department Says
The Energy Department joins the FBI in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a Chinese laboratory. Four other agencies, along with a national intelligence panel, still judge that it was likely the result of a natural transmission, and two are undecided.
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