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At a press conference on April 15, a Fox News journalist asked President Trump about his views on the theory that the coronavirus was deliberately transmitted from bats to humans in a laboratory in Wuhan. Fox had previously reported that “various sources” pointed in that direction.
– Well, I won’t say that, John. But I mean we hear that story more and more often, Trump replied. Several times, most recently yesterday, Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo has demanded access to the internationally renowned Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Chinese authorities have rejected the claim.
The P4 laboratory at the Virology Department in Wuhan is one of the few in the world approved to treat dangerous human-transmitted viruses.
Photo: Héctor Retamal / AFP
No evidence
It is the director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, who has directed the research work on the theory of the origin of the coronavirus. He is responsible for coordinating the work of the United States intelligence agencies.
– The intelligence community joins the broad scientific consensus that the covid-19 virus is neither man-made nor genetically modified, a statement from the director’s office said.
Thus, Trump and Pompeo have helped spread rumors that scientists have long believed were false.
Richard Grenell is Acting Director of National Intelligence. He will coordinate the work of the various intelligence organizations and will be the president’s chief intelligence adviser.
Photo: Denis Balibouse / Reuters
Still, the statement states that US intelligence agencies. USA “They will continue to investigate all the information and intelligence to determine if the outbreak started after contact with infected animals or was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.”
What they exclude, then, is that the Chinese scientist by the way You have developed the virus.
Hardly an accident in the lab
US Noncommercial Radio The US, NPR, has asked dozens of scientists whether the coronavirus may have accidentally spread from Wuhan’s lab. His answer is no.
- Scientists first had to find the virus in nature. The vast majority of bat viruses do not have the ability to infect humans. So it would be like winning the lottery.
- Collecting and working with potentially infectious viruses is always done under extreme security procedures. All samples that may contain viruses are frozen immediately.
- Viruses are “deactivated” by a chemical process before laboratory tests begin. Genetic material is retained, but can no longer be infected.
Employees in one of the laboratories of the Virology Institute in Wuhan. They are wrapped in solid protective suits. The photo was taken on February 23, 2017.
Photo: Johannes Eisele / AFP
Most likely, the virus has passed from bats to humans through an intermediate host.
The shellfish, which was illegally sold at the Wuhan animal market, has been a popular “scapegoat.” But it is by no means proven that it was the average host.
Tiger in New York infected
“The fact that the virus has infected a tiger at the New York Zoo shows how the virus can move between species,” Professor Stephen Turner told The Guardian.
The Nadia tiger at the Bronx Zoo was probably infected by a pet cat. She tested positive for the crown on April 5, but is on the road to recovery.
Photo: Julie Larsen Maher / AP
The tiger at the Bronx Zoo was infected by an employee who showed no signs of symptoms, he believes the zoo administration.
But Stephen Turner believes this is a sign that we still don’t understand how the virus is moving, and that it is too early to conclude that shellfish were the intermediate host.
Turner is head of the Department of Microbiology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Trump wants to punish China, anyway
Trump said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday that China’s handling of the coronavirus shows that Beijing’s leadership “will do everything possible” to prevent his re-election in November.
The Washington Post has spoken to various sources saying that the Trump administration is now investigating opportunities to claim compensation or punish China for the way the country has handled the crown pandemic.
That process apparently is completely independent of what the country’s intelligence agencies think about the role of the Wuhan Laboratory in the outbreak.
Among the measures considered are these:
- Stop paying the debt that the United States has with China
- Cancel the immunity of the Chinese state. In other words, in practice, a US court. USA You can process lawsuits from the US state. USA
- Order federal authorities to purchase medications and medical devices made in the United States. It will hit hard on Chinese manufacturers.
President Donald Trump has stopped praising and accusing China of the way the country has handled the crown pandemic. The more Trump has been criticized for dealing with the pandemic, the clearer he has blamed China for the pandemic that spread to most of the world. Here, Trump is more lenient with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the G20 Summit in Japan on June 29, 2019.
Photo: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
United States depends on Chinese teams
But it is risky to punish China now. For the United States, import large quantities of medical protective equipment from China.
Recently, the United States Department of State asked China to remove the new quality control standards for such equipment. Americans want their mouthpieces and protective suits quickly!
Once again, the country’s medical needs and President Trump’s political instincts collide.
