Dr. Shi Zhengli, in a rare comment to the media, denied her institution was to blame for the health disaster. The Chinese scientist at the center of theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak from her specialised lab in the city of Wuhan has denied her institution was to blame for the health disaster. “How on earth can I offer up evidence for something where there is no evidence?” Dr. Shi Zhengli told the New York Times in rare comments to the media. U.S. President Joe Biden last month ordered intelligence agencies to investigate the origin of the pandemic, including the lab leak theory. “My lab has never conducted or cooperated in conducting GOF experiments that enhance the virulence of viruses,” she said.

Source: The Hindu June 15, 2021 02:27 UTC