CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab | AP News
4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.. The finding is not the result of any new intelligence, and the report released Saturday was completed at the ...
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came
2 days ago · China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19 came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed , though with low confidence, that it did, rather than from natural transmission.
CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though …
4 days ago · The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from the agency Saturday ...
CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely …
4 days ago · The CIA said Saturday it has shifted its previous assessments and has concluded that it’s likely the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global pandemic but added ...
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from
4 days ago · CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak ... China. The “CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came
2 days ago · Only one day before the CIA’s statement, the agency’s just-sworn-in director, John Ratcliffe, signalled that a new position on the origins of COVID-19 was coming.
China dismisses CIA's lab leak assessment for COVID-19 origin
2 days ago · China on Monday dismissed the possibility that the virus that caused COVID-19 leaked from a lab, after the CIA said it now favors the so-called lab leak theory over natural transmission. “It is ...
CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
4 days ago · Hong Kong prepares for influx of listings from mainland China ‘Blood in the oil’: Nigeria’s delta drilling plan sparks fury; Climate; ... CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese ...
CIA Shifts View on Covid-19 Cause to Lab Leak ‘More Likely’
4 days ago · The Central Intelligence Agency said the Covid-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a lab leak than a natural source, shifting its stance after previously saying both scenarios were possible.
CIA believes lab leak most likely caused COVID outbreak
3 days ago · For years, the CIA has said it is unclear whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab incident or a natural origin.. Its latest assessment points the finger at China even while acknowledging it has ...