'Even the possibility that a non-genetically-engineered precursor could have adapted to humans while being studied in a laboratory should be considered,' the authors of the study wrote.
"The sudden appearance of a highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 presents a major cause for concern that should motivate stronger international efforts to identify the source and prevent near future re-emergence," they warned.
In conclusion, the study cautions that various possibilities for how the outbreak began in humans"means that we need to take precautions against each scenario to prevent re-emergence.", the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency updated an assessment of the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic to suggest that it could have accidentally leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Previously the assessment had concluded that the new virus had"probably occurred naturally.
Pompeo has said that the U.S. does not have"certainty" about the Wuhan lab theory, but has said that there is"significant evidence that this came from the laboratory." Meanwhile, China has maintained that the virus emerged naturally, with initial analysis suggesting it came from a now infamous wet market in Wuhan.
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