Evidence Overwhelmingly Pointed to Leak From Wuhan Lab From Day One

Recent media pivot on COVID origin obscures that evidence always pointed to Wuhan lab

The P4 laboratory on the campus of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on May 13, 2020. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

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A recent assessment from the U.S. Energy Department found that the COVID-19 virus likely emerged from a Chinese laboratory. News of this development has caused major media organizations to sharply pivot in their coverage of the origin of the pandemic.