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A Chinese virologist claims that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory in Wuhan, and has promised to publish evidence to support his allegations.
Dr Li Meng-Yan, a researcher at the Hong Kong School of Public Health, had previously accused Beijing of covering up the outbreak in Wuhan.
The whistleblower says she was one of the first people in China to study the pneumonia-like illness after it emerged in eastern China late last year.
But as cases increased exponentially, he was told to “be quiet and be careful.”
“‘We’ll get in trouble and they’ll disappear,'” his supervisor would have said.
Appearing on ITV’s Loose Women yesterday, Dr. Li said she has evidence that the deadly virus was man-made.
She explained: “The genome sequence is like a human fingerprint.
“Based on this, you can identify these things.
“I will [use this] evidence to tell people why this comes from the lab in China, why they did it.
“Anyone, even if they have no knowledge of biology, will be able to read it and check it, identify it and verify it yourself.”
Dr Li fled to the United States from Hong Kong earlier this year claiming that Beijing had tried to silence her.
He previously claimed that the virus, which has killed approximately 913,290 people worldwide, came from a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) facility.
During his investigation, he claims, he traced the outbreak to the PLA, reports Taiwan News.
But according to Li, the Chinese authorities tried to discredit her even before she fled the country.
“They erased all my information and also told people to spread rumors about me,” he said.
“That I’m a liar, I don’t know anything, I just killed a hamster in the lab.
“They will try to control my family and friends and then all of a sudden I don’t exist.”
Officials in China have vigorously denied the accusations made by Li, saying the WHO has stated that the virus was not created by man.
Scientists who have studied the genetic sequence have said that the virus most likely developed in bats before jumping into humans.
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