DISINFO: The coronavirus was stolen from Canada by Chinese spies
SUMMARY
The coronavirus was stolen from the Canadian laboratory NML by Chinese spies.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory. This is a pro-Kremlin narrative about the coronavirus.
The laboratory NML, which is part of the federal Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), told AFP by email that “this is disinformation. (These) statements made on social networks have no factual basis."
In response to the outbreak of the corona virus the Chinese authorities have placed more than a dozen cities under quarantine. The World Health Organisation is working with Chinese authorities and global experts to learn more about the virus. The virus "2019-nCoV” comes from a family of viruses that include the common cold, and viruses such as SARS and MERS.