Assert­ion underm­ined by intell­igence chief who said they don't precis­ely know where it beganDonald Trump claimed he has seen evidence the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, as he threatened tariffs on Beijing over its role in the global pandemic. Donald Trump claimed he has seen evidence the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, as he threatened tariffs on Beijing over its role in the global pandemic. “We don’t know precisely where it began,” he said. “We don’t know if it came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. We don’t know if it emanated from the wet market or yet some other place.

Source: The Express Tribune May 01, 2020 05:37 UTC