A Chinese whistleblower scientist who fled to the US has claimed that Covid-19 originated in a military lab. The claim, which Chinese authorities have consistently denied, was made by virolgoist Dr Li Meng-Yan during a livestream interview.
She claims that the virus, which has killed an estimated 689,000 people worldwide, came from a People's Liberation Army (PLA) facility.
Dr Li, a researcher at the Hong Kong School of Public Health, had previously accused Beijing of covering up the initial outbreak in Wuhan.
During her research, she claims, she traced the outbreak to the PLA, Taiwan News reports. Dr Li said: "At that time, I had clearly assessed that the virus came from a Chinese Communist Party military lab. "The Wuhan wet market was
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