WHO chief believes Covid ‘leaked from a lab’

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) privately believes Covid “leaked from a laboratory,” it has been claimed.

dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus privately admitted to a European politician that the most likely cause of the outbreak was a catastrophic accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, according to a government source quoted in the Mail on Sunday.

And this despite the fact that the organization publicly claims that “all hypotheses remain on the table”.

In the past, the WHO has been criticized for accepting that a lab leak was just a “conspiracy theory”.

However, the organization has increasingly taken a “neutral” public stance after finding limited evidence of “zoonotic” spread – the process by which a virus jumps from an animal to a human.

Western intelligence agencies first raised concerns about the Wuhan Institute of Virology back in April 2020, suggesting scientists were manipulating coronaviruses from bats in caves 1,000 miles from the center.

These caves could be the origin of Covid-19.

dr Tedros told member states in a recent update about the disease: “We don’t yet have answers as to where it came from or how it got into the human population.

“Understanding the origins of the virus is scientifically very important to prevent future epidemics and pandemics.

“But morally we also owe it to all those who suffered and died and their families. The longer it takes, the more difficult it becomes. We must accelerate and act with a sense of urgency.’

He added that “all hypotheses must remain on the table”.

An original report concluded that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely transmitted to humans from a bat via another unidentified species.

But Britain, the US, Australia and 14 other nations have criticized these findings as badly compromised.

dr Tedros further admitted the report was flawed and ordered the new trial.

A WHO spokesman said: “Dr. Tedros has consistently said that all hypotheses remain on the table while scientists continue their work.”

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