China says Wuhan institute was not involved in creating COVID-19 virus

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China says Wuhan institute was not involved in creating COVID-19 virus

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the COVID-19 virus, a spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry said during a regular press conference on Wednesday. The institute also never carried out any gain-of-function research on coronaviruses, the spokesperson said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang, Xiuhao Chen and Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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China Says Wuhan Institute Was Not Involved in Creating COVID-19 Virus

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China has claimed that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation of and did not leak the Covid-19 virus that caused the 2020 pandemic.

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China says Wuhan institute not involved in creating Covid-19 virus

BEIJING — The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the Covid-19 virus, a spokesperson of China's foreign ministry said during a regular press conference on Wednesday (Feb 12). The institute also never carried out any gain-of-function research on coronaviruses, the spokesperson said. [[nid:713992]]