New intelligence has led the Department of Energy to conclude with "low confidence" that COVID-19 "likely" originated from a Chinese lab leak. New intelligence has led the Department of Energy to conclude with "low confidence" that COVID-19 "likely" originated from a Chinese lab leak. Chokniti Khongchum PEXELSThe US Energy Department has reportedly sent a classified report to the White House and members of Congress indicating that the virus causing COVID-19 likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. According to sources who have read the report, the Energy Department arrived at its determination with "low confidence". The news of the Energy Department's report is sure to add to the ongoing debate surrounding the origins of COVID-19.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 26, 2023 22:43 UTC