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Key points
- ‘This is unexpected because this is a laboratory virus, this is not a natural virus’
- This is the first time that the Indian government has commented on the origin of the deadly contagion.
- Countries around the world, including the USA The US has raised suspicions that the virus was created in laboratories in China’s Wuhan
New Delhi: In a first official statement from the Center on the origin of the global pandemic COVID-19, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the virus was not natural and was created in a laboratory.
Rumor mills abound because the coronavirus, which originated in China’s Wuhan and has claimed more than 2.5 million lives worldwide, was created in a government lab in China’s Wuhan with the United States saying it had “significant evidence” that the virus came from a laboratory.
In an exclusive interview for NDTV Gadkari further said that people need to understand the art of living with the crown.
“That art of living is very important since it is not a natural virus. It is an artificial virus and many countries around the world are investigating a vaccine, “said Gadkari.
This is not a natural virus
This admission from a cabinet minister is extremely important given the fact that most countries have blamed a laboratory in Wuhan for creating the virus.
“The second is the detection methodology. We need some good methodology. Immediately, we can identify (the virus). This is unexpected because this laboratory virus is not a natural virus, “he added.
Gadkari’s statement comes at a time when countries around the world, including the United States, have raised suspicions that the virus, which has locked millions of people into their homes and hit economies, was created in laboratories in Wuhan. , the capital of central China. Hubei Province.
Chinese virus and investigation into its origin
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, blamed China on multiple occasions for allowing the virus to spread throughout the world.
At one point, the President of the USA USA He also referred to COVID-19 as “the Chinese virus” as a result of the war of words between the President and Chinese diplomats, and the two countries blame each other for the origin of the virus.
Meanwhile, Gadkari expressed confidence that countries, including India, are prepared to handle the coronavirus crisis.
Meanwhile, several government agencies plan to corner China on the origin of COVID-19.
