There are several theories, but I would like to point out, this virus was originally being researched over in Canada. There was a joint study being done on corona viruses in general (there's an entire family of them, according to virologists). Word on the street is, two Chinese scientists broke the rules and took samples of one [or several] of the viruses without authorization, and took them back to a research center in Wuhan. This particular research center is one of the top bioweapons labs in the world, with some of the best virus safety protocols you could ask for. It is highly unlikely the actual coronavirus that's been sweeping around the world could have gotten out due to anyone being sloppy with sanitation. Keep in mind that the lab is less than 5 miles from the Wuhan wet market where the disease first showed up.
The timing of the virus' release is interesting. The first cases cropped up in late November of last year, right around the time the Hong Kong riots were still going on, and Trump's impeachment was winding down. It's unknown if all those events are connected, but it sure sound suspicious. That, and the Chinese govt. wanted to keep the disease secret for as long as possible. The first doctors to report these cases were arrested and gagged, unable to tell the press or social media what was going on. It was kept under wraps for 2 months until the virus found its way out of China, and the Chinese could no longer hide it.
Yes, I've heard that these viruses often originate in bats. Imagine how easy it is for such bats to be captured alive and taken to labs to have the viruses extracted harmlessly from their saliva. Just because these viruses come from bats (who have a natural immunity to these viruses), does not mean they randomly appear in nature all the time, and then just jump into other species at the drop of a hat. In fact, it takes millions of years for a virus to mutate enough to infect an animal species different from its normal breeding grounds. Often these viruses (such as Lyme Disease and HIV) have gotten help in this century and in the last one.
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kukuxu (5409)
4 years ago
This particular research center is one of the top bioweapons labs in the world, with some of the best virus safety protocols you could ask for. It is highly unlikely the actual coronavirus that's been sweeping around the world could have gotten out due to anyone being sloppy with sanitation.
Chinese are extremely hierarchical. That has its advantages (organization is easier). Sadly, safety is not one of them. Incompetent managers keep their jobs until the shit hits the fan, because nobody dares to say anything.
Nepotism is extremely frequent, and the Wuhan Lab is not an exception. Actually, its director-general, Wang Yanyi, has been accused of getting the job without being qualified because she's the the former director's wife.
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005169/wuhans-much-maligned-virology-institute-seeks-patent-on-us-drug
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Several articles widely circulated on social app WeChat have accused Wang Yanyi, the institute’s [Note: Wuhan Institute of Virology] director-general, of having a weak academic background and ascending to her post through nepotism at a relatively young age. Some suspect Wang was only picked to lead the institute because of her husband, who is an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the virology institute’s former director.
According to the institute’s website, Wang has published 28 papers in top academic journals while her subordinate, the deputy director, has published over 60.
“What we are feeling now — disoriented and torn apart — is all because of the nepotism that put Wang where she is now,” one of the WeChat articles said."
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