Two leading scientists are standing by a pair of researchers fired from Canada's only Level-4 virology lab, instead pointing the finger at issues inside the Winnipeg-based facility itself. Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her biologist husband, Keding Cheng, were stripped of their security clearances and escorted from the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in July 2019. They were then fired in January, though the Public Health Agency of Canada has refused to say why. (Submitted by Health Canada)Chinese scientists gave Qiu credit for her work, but neither PHAC nor NML are named on the patents. But Qiu could not have solely authorized clearance for her students, the former NML scientist said, as senior management would have had to approve it.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2021 08:00 UTC