Published 16:23 IST, September 13th 2020

Chinese virologist claims COVID-19 originated from Wuhan lab, offers evidence

Li-Meng further alleged that the Chinese govt is running a campaign to spread false rumours against her and authorities have also erased all her information.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist who had fled to United States fearing persecution by Chinese authorities, in a fresh revelation has claimed that COVID-19 virus was created at Wuhan lab and is t natural. In an interview with ITV on September 11, Li-Meng said that she has evidence to support her claim that virus originated from a lab in Wuhan. 

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Chinese scientist in exile has vowed to publish proof backing her allegations saying that Chinese government and World Health Organisation (WHO) knew about human-to-human transmission much before y made it public and how badly it could affect world if t contained. Li-Meng was working for Hong Kong School of Public Health at University of Hong Kong when COVID-19 outbreak happened. She was researching about virology and immulogy at time of outbreak in China. 

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Li-Meng during her recent interview said that geme sequence of COVID-19 looks like a human fingerprint. Li-Meng added that based on this one can identify that virus is t from nature. "I use this evidence to tell people why this has come from lab in China, why y are ones who made it," Li-Meng said during interview.

Li-Meng furr alleged that Chinese government is running a campaign to spread false rumours against her and authorities have also erased all her information. Li-Meng had last month appeared in ar television interview, where she had fired allegation on World Health Organisation (WHO) for creating a "smokescreen" about origin of virus. 

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Ors believe originated from wet market

Meanwhile, international community and scientists believe that COVID-19 originated from a seafood market in Wuhan and furr spread outwards from China eventually becoming a pandemic. United States had also accused Chinese government of creating virus at Wuhan lab, which WHO denied calling it "speculative". 

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16:23 IST, September 13th 2020