BEIJING – China said today it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the China-WHO joint expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.
“This has been widely recognised by the international community and the scientific community,” she added.
The CIA said Saturday the virus was “more likely” leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals.
