DISINFO: Coronavirus is a biological weapon, according to scientists
SUMMARY
The belief that the Wuhan coronavirus spread from an animal market was rejected by the World Health Organisation and now many prestigious international scientists launched the idea that virus is a result of bioengineering. Francis Boyle, creator of the 1989 ‘Law against terrorism and biological weapons’ and specialist at the University of Illinois, claimed that it is a weapon for biological war.
His claims were ignored by globalised media involved in an anti-China campaign following the guidelines of the US Department of State. Chinese pathogen QX was taken as base for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV and researched in the Wuhan BSL-4 high security lab, where not only Chinese but also US, British and Canadian biologists had access to it. Interestingly, one of the sponsors of the research was the USAID, an open collaborator of the CIA.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory. No evidence is provided to support any of the claims.
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