Biden Calls for New U.S. Report , on Origins of Coronavirus.
President Joe Biden called for the report on
May 26 amid renewed speculation that the
virus may have originated in a Wuhan lab.
Biden wants U.S. intelligence agencies to
"redouble their efforts" to find a definitive answer.
Officials are to report back
to the president in 90 days.
While the investigation carried out by the World Health
Organization (WHO) initially concluded that the virus
moved to humans from a separate animal, .
recent evidence that Wuhan lab officials
suffered from coronavirus-like symptoms as early
as Nov. 2020 has led many to doubt that conclusion. .
Several top U.S. health officials, including Dr. Anthony
Fauci, recently expressed openness to the possibility
that the pandemic was the result of a lab accident.
Since no one absolutely knows that [the virus occurred naturally], I believe we do need the kind of investigation where there’s open transparency, Dr. Anthony Fauci, via 'The New York Times'.
U.S. officials, including White House
coronavirus advisor Andy Slavitt, have also called
for a "completely transparent process from China."