Theory that Covid-19 escaped from Chinese lab 'is no longer a fringe posistion'

A United Nations inquiry is needed to get to the bottom of whether coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab, experts have said, with one government adviser saying the theory had not been "properly explored". Scientists have said the possibility that the virus was man-made is no longer a "fringe position" and needs a transparent investigation, with labs urged to open their records to the public. A World Health Organisation (WHO) report suggesting a laboratory incident was "highly unlikely" has been heavily criticised , and even Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, has said there was insufficient scrutiny of a lab escape…