US House Panel Claims COVID-19 Likely Originated from a Chinese Lab

A report from the US House of Representatives’ committee suggests that COVID-19 most likely originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. The report points to experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology that may have involved risky virus research. Some scientists at the

reportedly showed signs of illness before the was publicly known.

The report also criticizes US health officials for not being

about their knowledge and relationship with Chinese researchers. It claims that important information was hidden from the public in the early stages of the . While some experts still believe COVID-19 came from natural sources, the new report supports the idea of a lab-related accident.

Investigations are still ongoing, and the exact origin of COVID-19 has not been officially confirmed. However, the findings from the US committee add pressure on international efforts to uncover the truth behind the pandemic.