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Chinese coronavirus whistleblower 'would welcome' WHO probe into Wuhan lab-leak claims
Chinese scientist said she would "welcome" a probe into claims coronavirus leaked from her lab in the pandemic's epicentre Wuhan.Unsubstantiated claims suggest the virus began in the lab of Professor Shi Zhengli and her statement comes as a World Health Organization (WHO) team prepares to travel to Wuhan in January to begin its investigation into the origins of Covid-19.The fact Wuhan is now home to the world's leading coronavirus research facility, as well as being the first city to be ravaged by the killer virus, has fuelled speculation that the two things could be connected.Professor Shi won international acclaim for her discovery that the Sars outbreak, which killed more than 700 people in 2003, was caused by a virus that probably came