The mystery behind the origin of Coronavirus has become more complicated. From the beginning of the pandemic , still the mystery has not been solved. Since the beginning there exist two possibilities about the origin of COVID-19, one is the natural origin and the other is lab leak theory.
About the Pandemic :
A new report was published by the Chinese government at the end of December, 2019 that a pneumonia like flu has been reported in Wuhan city. Later it was told that the new virus is a member of coronavirus family and it is infectious. Then within few months the virus spread almost all over the world. Till now the virus has taken away 3.5 millions of lives worldwide .
Natural Origin Theory:
The Chinese government told the world that the COVID-19 virus originated from the seafood market of Wuhan and the virus transferred to humans from bats.
Lab Leak Theory :
Another possibility behind the origin of the virus states that the virus might be escaped from the lab of Wuhan Institute of Virology, a leading world center for research on coronaviruses.
Steps taken by Chinese government :
Though the first infection came into light on 31st December of 2019, originally the first infection was reported on 17th November, 2019. The chinese government did not tell the world about the virus at the beginning. They always tried to hide the actual number of positive cases in China . They always tried to suppress the voice of journalists ,activists and scientists who speak on the origin of coronavirus.
Investigation by WHO :
A team of scientists picked by the World Health Organization (WHO) visited hospitals and research institutes in Wuhan in search of clues about the origins of COVID-19 in January, 2021. The team blamed against the Chinese authority that they did not have the mandate, independence , necessary access to find out the origin. They were not allowed to see the files pertaining to the research undertaken by virologist Shi Zhengli, popularly known as China’s “Bat Woman” for her research on coronavirus. Later the investigation by WHO concluded with the report that the possibility of lab leak theory is 'extremely low'.
Mounting pressure on China :
The investigation has been criticized by the USA, United Kingdom and other governments over its limited access and the report was co-authored by 17 Chinese scientists, several of them from state-run institutions. Also several probes were manipulated by the Chinese government. Mike Pompeo, secretary of states of USA said that "They refuse to tell us what it was, they refuse to describe the nature of either of those, they refused to allow access to the World Health Organization when it tried to get in there."
Former president of America Donald Trump mocked the coronavirus as 'wuhan virus', 'china virus' and he raised his voice by saying that the virus originated from Wuhan lab. His successor Joe Biden did not exclude the possibility of lab leak theory. He ordered the intelligence officials to redouble their effort to bring out the truth.
Conclusion :
The COVID-19 pandemic has ruined the lives of people around the world and its effect was felt on everything around us. So the mystery about the origin of the virus must be disclosed.
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