I know the US is looking into this. I hope they are transparent about their findings. If this was released because of a lab accident, I think it must lead to a complete overhaul of safety procedures for all labs working with such things--we keep playing with fire and we are gonna take ourselves out sooner or later. However, based on the number of sources that side with it being unlikely vs the much smaller number who suggest it is likely, I'm leaning it was natural occurring for now. There are over 4 million virus out there that can jump to our species. It was just a matter of time before a big one hit us.
The one theory that seems completely absurd is that China released it on purpose. No way they'd do that given how much it has devastated them and the world economy. Almost as implausible is that this was developed as a weapon against the US and somehow got out. That makes very little sense as well. I have seen no credible theory that would explain either of these claims. If this is man-made, it was made for another purpose and China is covering up their incompetence.
The one theory that seems completely absurd is that China released it on purpose. No way they'd do that given how much it has devastated them and the world economy. Almost as implausible is that this was developed as a weapon against the US and somehow got out. That makes very little sense as well. I have seen no credible theory that would explain either of these claims. If this is man-made, it was made for another purpose and China is covering up their incompetence.
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