COVID-19 lab leak theory
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covid-19-lab-leak-theory-183-15919744
title:
COVID-19 lab leak theory
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The COVID-19 lab leak theory, or lab leak hypothesis, is the idea that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, came from a laboratory. This claim is highly controversial; most scientists believe the virus spilled into human populations through natural zoonosis, similar to the SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV outbreaks, and consistent with other pandemics in human history. Available evidence suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was originally harbored by bats, and spread to humans from infe
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Proposed theory on the origins of COVID-19
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lab_leak_theory
date created:
2021-02-09T22:15:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T00:49:17Z
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