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Lois Beckett

FBI director endorses theory Covid-19 virus may have leaked from Chinese lab

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray on Capitol Hill.
The FBI director, Christopher Wray, on Capitol Hill. Photograph: Michael McCoy/Reuters

Christopher Wray, the FBI director, has weighed in on the debate over the origins of the Covid-19 virus, using an appearance on Fox News to endorse the theory that the virus potentially originated from a leak in a Chinese laboratory.

“The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan,” Wray told Fox News’ Bret Baier, adding that the assessment was based on research the agency’s analysts, including scientists, had conducted and that “our work related to this continues”.

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