Congress Demands Answers From Scientist With Close Ties to China, Fauci

Peter Daszak’s group funneled money from the U.S. government to a Chinese laboratory.

Peter Daszak speaks to media upon arriving at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China's central Hubei province, on Feb. 3, 2021. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

A scientist with close ties to the Chinese laboratory located in the same city in which the first cases of COVID-19 appeared will be appearing before Congress to answer questions, top Republicans announced on April 4.

Peter Daszak, president of the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance, is scheduled to answer questions in a public hearing on May 1. EcoHealth Alliance confirmed in a statement that Mr. Daszak is planning to testify.