Declassified US intelligence report finds no evidence of coronavirus 'lab leak' from Wuhan institute

three people in surgical masks, one in a car and two standing nearby, are outside the entrance to the wuhan institute of virology, a multistory building with reddish walls and its name over the door

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence report states that there's no evidence linking the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to research or biosafety incidents at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, an institute located near the site of the first reported outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

The new report, publicly released on Friday (June 23) evening, comes from the office of Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence. The 10-page document summarizes the U.S. intelligence community's understanding of the research capabilities and actions of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) leading up to and in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.