USUS NewsMemo Reveals State Department Assessed in Early 2020 That Lab Leak Was Most Likely Origin of COVID-19CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveThe U.S. State Department is shown in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBy Jeff Carlson and Hans Mahncke4/6/2022PrintX 10:00News AnalysisA newly released memo from the U.S. State Department reveals that government officials knew early on that the COVID pandemic likely originated at a lab in Wuhan, China.