Wuhan lab's classified work a hurdle for probe into Covid origins


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Washington, June 23 (IANS) China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) lab has docked up some unspecified classified projects and responsibilities under China’s state secrets law, reveals a review of the lab’s public records and internal guidelines, which stands as a hurdle to the probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The review found that some records mention protocols for disclosing information to foreigners and the sealing of some research reports for up to two decades, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The Wuhan lab has drawn global scrutiny because of its research on bat coronaviruses in the city...