Gao, director of the China CDC in late 2019, when the coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan, China.
The World Health Organization said all hypotheses about the origins of COVID-19 remain on the table, adding that the virus is connected to a high-security laboratory for the detection of harmful pathogens in Wuhan.
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George F. Gao, director of the China Center for Disease Prevention and Control, attends a consultation of the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, on March 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Roxanne Liu)
Several government agencies in the United States, the FBI, have concluded that the laboratory leak theory is the “most likely” origin of the virus.
China, which has been criticized for its reluctance to data percentage and investigate the origin of the virus, has rejected the theory of laboratory leakage.
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A fitness worker in protective gear takes a throat pattern from a resident of a coronavirus site, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Last month, a Chinese official rejected the FBI’s conclusion that the lab leak theory is the most likely cause.
“‘A laboratory origin of the pandemic that is considered incredibly unlikely’ is an authoritative clinical conclusion reached through experts from the WHO-China joint project after visits to the Wuhan laboratory and extensive communication with researchers,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said.
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Fox News’ most recent national poll found that 62% of Americans COVID-19 were created through scientists in China, while 33% evolved from nature. This is almost equal to the number of prospects two years ago (60% to 31%).
About four-in-ten say the White House is open and transparent about the origins of the virus, but a 54 percent majority of management is covering it up, adding a majority of Republicans, more than a portion of independents and a quarter of Democrats.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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