The theory pushed by Trump that the coronavirus began at a laboratory in Wuhan is 'pure fabrication,' according to the lab's director
told reporters in Washington he had seen evidence showing that the virus originated in the lab, but that he was "not allowed" to provide any further details., claiming at the beginning of this month that there was "enormous evidence" that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan.
Yangi has sought to shoot down the claim, saying scientists working at the laboratory did not have "any knowledge before that nor had we ever met, researched, or kept the virus." There is currently no public evidence supporting the theory that the virus originated in the laboratory.
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