Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points ~science sociology Article 2869 words 44 votes
"I watched fifteen hours of COVID origins arguments so you don't have to" ~health Article 12 171 words 30 votes
ProPublica reporting on the newly released US congressional report about COVID origins ~health Article 9636 words 21 votes
Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into cave bats eighteen months before outbreak ~health Article 319 words 7 votes
Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a “lab leak” ~health Link 15 votes
The lab-leak hypothesis—for decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …? ~health Article 2597 words, published Jan 4 2021 18 votes
A military contractors’ report circulating on Capitol Hill claims to have evidence that COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese lab. It’s filled with information that’s just plain wrong. ~health Article 2259 words 5 votes
The controversial experiments and Wuhan lab accused by some of starting the coronavirus pandemic ~health Article 3661 words, published Apr 27 2020 4 votes
Australian intelligence officials have no evidence of Wuhan lab link to coronavirus ~health Article 520 words 6 votes
China ends Wuhan lockdown after more than ten weeks, but normal life is still a distant dream ~health Article 1476 words 8 votes
Australians wanting to take part in the government’s evacuation plan out of Wuhan may have to pay $1000 in order to get to Christmas Island ~health Article 1815 words 9 votes
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t ~health Article 567 words 3 votes
China to bar eleven million residents from leaving Wuhan, the city at the centre of coronavirus outbreak ~health Article 1318 words 26 votes
Wuhan virus: China confirms human-to-human transmission, says medical workers infected ~health Article 577 words 11 votes
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Hong Kong steps up response as more cases reported ~health Article 376 words 7 votes