What was once considered a far-fetched conspiracy theory has now been floated as a “more probable” answer to the million dollar Covid-19 question.

The theory posits that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease, originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which conducted research on coronaviruses.

The Wuhan lab-leak theory of COVID-19 isn't new, and no major evidence has suddenly appeared. What has changed is calls from scientists in the field, the Biden administration, and others to ...

Republican-Led Committee Backs COVID-19 Lab-Leak Theory Published Dec 03, 2024 at 7:33 AM EST By Chloe Mayer ...

Health Canada is not discounting the theory that COVID-19 emerged from a laboratory in China. The coronavirus may have started in a “laboratory incident” at the Wuhan Institute of Virology ...

The White House on Friday morning launched a new website championing the theory that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was a manmade pathogen that leaked from an infectious disease laboratory ...

The report cited what it called new and under-reported information about safety protocols at the lab, including a July 2019 request for a $1.5 million overhaul of a hazardous waste treatment ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American ...

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 26, 2025, Section A, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: C.I.A. Says Lab Leak May Be Covid’s Origin.

The White House has relaunched its Covid-19 website, prominently featuring the lab-leak theory and accusing the previous administration of suppressing debate on the virus's origins.

Both COVID.gov and COVIDTESTS.gov now redirect to a site promoting the “lab leak” theory, a claim that COVID-19 emerged from an accidental leak from researchers working on viruses at a lab in ...