Wuhan, China, the city where the first cases of COVID-19 emerged in late 2019. But other researchers say there is evidence, albeit circumstantial, that the virus came from a laboratory, possibly the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which had extensive expertise in coronavirus research. The Energy Department’s findings have emboldened House Republicans, who are investigating the origins of the pandemic. Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the origins of the coronavirus. But the report downplayed that suggestion, noting that the virus that causes COVID-19 has similar symptoms to what the researchers were looking for.
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