According to several media, the US Department of Energy holds the hypothesis that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from mishandling in the laboratory to be true, although the opinions of intelligence agencies differ.
- The US Department of Energy now believes the Covid-19 pandemic likely stemmed from a lab accident in China.
- However, the American media point to the persistent differences between intelligence agencies.
- The scientific community thinks that it is very important to better understand the origins of this pandemic in order to fight or even avoid the next ones.
The US Department of Energy now believes the Covid-19 pandemic likely stemmed from a lab accident in China. According to anonymous sources quoted on Sunday February 26 by the Wall Street JournalTHE New York Times And CNN, and relayed by AFP, new intelligence elements have resolutely tilted the analysis of this ministry on the side of the theory of the leak of the virus in the laboratory. The American press nevertheless emphasizes that this new analysis is published “with a low level of confidence” by the ministry, at the head of several biology laboratories.
Origins of Covid: the opinions of intelligence agencies diverge
According to Wall Street Journalthe ministry sides with the hypothesis defended by the FBI, according to which the pandemic, which appeared at the beginning of 2020, and which has led to the death of nearly 7 million people since, was triggered by poor handling in a laboratory Chinese.
However, the American media point to the persistent differences between intelligence agencies. Always according to Wall Street Journalfour of them think that the Covid-19 appeared by natural transmission and two remain undecided. “As of now, no definitive response from the intelligence community has emerged on the matter”meanwhile clarified on Sunday on CNN White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
WHO has not given up on its investigation, despite resistance from China
A few weeks ago, in mid-February, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced his promise to do everything to obtain a “answer” on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, strongly denying reports that the organization had abandoned its investigation. The scientific community believes that it is essential to better understand the origins of this pandemic in order to combat or even avoid the next in the future.
The problem is that China is holding back the possibility of carrying out investigations on the ground. The Chinese government notably refused to allow an independent team of experts to go to the Wuhan laboratory to investigate. For the moment, the WHO has therefore not yet been able to shed light on the origins of the virus.