COVID-19 most likely of natural origin, not leaked from lab: StudyAmid a global debate around the origins of the deadly virus, 21 eminent scientists from universities and research institutes around the wor...
09 Jul, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
G7 leaders discuss Wuhan lab leak theory behind Covid-19 pandemicWorld leaders gathered at the G7 Summit in Cornwall discussed the possibility that a laboratory leak in central China's Wuhan city may have...
13 Jun, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
G7 leaders discuss Wuhan lab leak theory behind Covid-19 pandemicWorld leaders gathered at the G7 Summit in Cornwall discussed the possibility that a laboratory leak in central China's Wuhan city may have...
13 Jun, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Origins of SARS-CoV-2: Why the lab-leak idea is being considered againSo far, none of these hypotheses have shown the origins of the virus. One of the first scenarios put forward that the Wuhan seafood market ...
07 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Jurists' body seeks 'white paper' on COVID from WHOThe ICJ called for a 'White Paper' to be released by WHO to "dispel doubts from across the globe on the origin and spread of coronavirus." ...
28 May, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
COVID-19 either emerged naturally or it was laboratory accident, says US intelligence communityWhile two elements of the intelligence community lean toward the former scenario and one leans more toward the latter - each with low or mo...
27 May, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
UK, US scientists call for fuller probe into COVID-19 Wuhan lab leak theoryA group of leading UK and US scientists, including Indian-origin Cambridge University immunology and infectious disease expert Ravindra Gup...
14 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
China to build more bio labs amidst questions over Wuhan lab's role in coronavirus originUnder the new Biosecurity Law, China will continue to build and approve more labs specialising in advanced pathogenic microbiology with a s...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
WHO experts report says it has 'not yet' found source of coronavirus; calls for further studies"As far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table. This report is a very important beginning, but it is not the end. We have ...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.56 PM IST
WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soonIn a press briefing, Peter Daszak estimated collective scientific research could pin down how animals carrying COVID-19 might have infected...
10 Mar, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
US raises concerns over China's interference in WHO's probe on COVID-19 originDuring a press conference, Peter Ben Embarek, the head of the WHO mission in Wuhan, stated four hypotheses on how the virus spread but reit...
14 Feb, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
WHO's Wuhan probe ends, US-China bickering over COVID continuesHours after the WHO team revealed preliminary findings at a Wuhan news conference on Tuesday, Washington said it wants to scrutinize data u...
10 Feb, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
WHO team probing Covid origins in China to brief media"The international team working to understand the origins of the Covid-19 virus is completing its four weeks' stay in Wuhan, China and toge...
09 Feb, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
WHO-led COVID-19 probe team in China visits Wuhan virus labThe experts spent about 3-1/2 hours at the heavily-guarded Wuhan Institute of Virology, which has been at the centre of some conspiracy the...
03 Feb, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
How experts will hunt for COVID origins in ChinaThe visit has been shrouded in secrecy: The WHO tweeted Thursday a few details of what they will do, but it's unknown how much access China...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
Wuhan virology lab chief denies COVID-19 originated from institute, says virus 'cannot be man made'The Director of a maximum-security laboratory in China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be the sou...
20 Apr, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Looking into reports that coronavirus 'escaped' from China's Wuhan lab: Donald TrumpThe US has been conducting a full-scale investigation into whether the deadly virus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Fox New...
18 Apr, 2020, 09.51 AM IST