COVID-19: Chinese scientist in Wuhan denies lab leak theory


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Wed, Jun 16, 2021 page4 COVID-19: Chinese scientist in Wuhan denies lab leak theory AFP, WASHINGTON The Chinese scientist at the center of theories that the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a leak from her specialized lab in Wuhan, China, has denied that her institution was to blame for the health disaster. “How on earth can I offer up evidence for something where there is no evidence?” Shi Zhengli (石正麗) told the New York Times in rare comments to the media. “I don’t know how the world has come to this, constantly pouring filth on an innocent scientist,” she told the...