- US intelligence agencies say there is no evidence of genetic engineering or stockpiling of Covid-related viruses at the Wuhan lab.
- The origin of Covid-19 remains unknown, with spy agencies divided on whether it was via an infected animal or a laboratory accident.
- FBI and Energy Department believe a laboratory-related incident was most likely responsible for the pandemic.
- The Wuhan lab collaborated with China's People's Liberation Army on viral research, but no known viruses there could be a progenitor of SARS-CoV-2.
- Researchers at the Wuhan institute probably did not use adequate biosafety precautions in handling coronaviruses like those that cause Covid.
Covid Virus Wasn’t at Wuhan Lab Before Pandemic, U.S. Report Says
Spy agencies remain divided on whether the virus passed to humans via an infected animal or laboratory accident
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