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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

The hunt for COVID-19 origins in China halted due to political infighting, hindering efforts to find the source of the virus that caused a global crisis. "The Chinese government froze meaningful domestic and international efforts," impacting scientific investigations.
Health officials in Beijing closed a lab and barred researchers from collaborating with a Chinese scientist who sequenced the virus in early 2020. This raised questions about transparency in research on COVID-19 origins.
Controversies around COVID-19's origins risk leaving the world vulnerable to future outbreaks, with uncertainty over whether the virus originated from an animal or a laboratory accident.

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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

At the heart of the question is whether the virus jumped from an animal or came from a laboratory accident. A U.S. intelligence analysis says there is insufficient evidence to prove either theory, but the debate has further tainted relations between the U.S. and China.

12 days ago·Canada

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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of

12 days ago·United States

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Takeaways from AP report on how the search for the coronavirus origins turned toxic

The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found

12 days ago·United States

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Toronto Sun

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

BEIJING — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months.

12 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Takeaways from AP report on how the search for the coronavirus origins turned toxic

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic , despite publicly declaring it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found.

12 days ago·Sechelt, Canada

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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months.

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