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In May, ordered American intelligence agencies to deliver a report on the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) within 90 days. A two-page unclassified assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) was recently issued, showing agencies failed to arrive at a consensus on the issue. The IC denotes several American intelligence departments including the CIA, FBI, and military agencies. “After examining all available intelligence reporting and other information… the IC remains divided on the most likely origin of COVID-19. All agencies assess that two hypotheses are plausible: natural exposure to an infected animal and a laboratory-associated incident,” the...
