Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have identified a new bat coronavirus named HKU5-CoV-2. The discovery, published in the journal Cell, has sparked global interest due to its similarities to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was led by renowned virologist Dr Shi Zhengli, often called “Batwoman” for…
President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, have brought the agency’s global pandemic response efforts into the spotlight. That includes USAID’s role in funding research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, or WIV, where the Central Intelligence Agency and others believe SARS‑CoV‑2, a strain of coronavirus that…
Social media users in China are spreading Elon Musk’s claim that Covid-19 was caused by a bioweapon created with US funding – an allegation the tech billionaire made on Sunday as part of an attack on the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Musk, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump – who tasked him…
AFP | | Posted by Aditi Srivastava Jan 26, 2025 08:02 AM IST This shift follows John Ratcliffe’s confirmation as CIA director, with the agency now prioritising investigations into the virus’s origins. The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was “more likely” leaked…