WHO’s Dismissal of Possibility That Virus Leak From Wuhan Lab ‘Disingenuous’: Ratcliffe

WHO’s Dismissal of Possibility That Virus Leak From Wuhan Lab ‘Disingenuous’: Ratcliffe
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe follows behind U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, as they depart on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020. Al Drago/Getty Images
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Former director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Feb. 10 criticized the “disingenuous” findings by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the origins of the CCP virus, saying U.S. intelligence didn’t back the international body’s dismissal of the possibility that the virus may have leaked from the research center in Wuhan.

Peter Embarek, a Danish scientist who led the WHO mission at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said a day earlier that it was “extremely unlikely” that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus may have leaked from the research center. He said bats could still be a likely source.
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