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'''Wuhan Institute of Virology''' is a laboratory in [[Wuhan, China]] to study viruses administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences under control of the [[CCP Discipline Inspection Commission]]. The lab is near the site where the [[Communist Party of China]] claims the [[Wuhan virus]] was first detected in December 2019. | '''Wuhan Institute of Virology''' is a laboratory in [[Wuhan, China]] to study viruses administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences under control of the [[CCP Discipline Inspection Commission]]. The lab is near the site where the [[Communist Party of China]] claims the [[Wuhan virus]] was first detected in December 2019. | ||
| − | The lab was founded in 1956 as the Wuhan Microbiology Laboratory. In 2015, the lab was upgraded to biosafety level 4 (BSL–4) with the help of French engineers | + | The lab was founded in 1956 as the Wuhan Microbiology Laboratory. It has received a total of $7.4 million in grants from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a U.S. agency led by Dr. Anthony Fauci.<ref>Tacopino, Joe, "[https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/dr-fauci-backed-controversial-wuhan-lab-studying-coronavirus/ Dr. Fauci backed funding for controversial Wuhan lab studying origin of coronavirus]", ''New York Post'', April 29, 2020.</ref> In 2015, the lab was upgraded to biosafety level 4 (BSL–4) with the help of French engineers. It is first such lab in China. SARS escaped from a [[Beijing]] lab twice in 2004 and the upgrade was intended to address this problem.<ref>"[https://www.the-scientist.com/news-analysis/sars-escaped-beijing-lab-twice-50137 SARS escaped Beijing lab twice]"</ref> In January 2018 U.S. embassy officials in Beijing warned about safety risks at the Wuhan lab researching infectious diseases, including coronaviruses from bats. One of two "Sensitive but Unclassified" [[U.S. State Department]] cables warned about biosecurity and management problems at the lab.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-officials-sounded-alarm-about-wuhan-lab-years-before-coronavirus-outbreak</ref> |
In February 2020, Major General Chen Wei, described as China's top biowarfare expert, was placed in charge of the lab.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8003713/China-appoints-military-bio-weapon-expert-secretive-virus-lab-Wuhan.html China 'appoints its top military bio-warfare expert to take over secretive virus lab in Wuhan', sparking conspiracy theories that coronavirus outbreak is linked to Beijing's army]", ''Daily Mail'', 14 February 2020.</ref> CCP boss Yuan Zhiming denied that his lab is the source of the Wuhan virus.<ref>Garger, Kenneth, | In February 2020, Major General Chen Wei, described as China's top biowarfare expert, was placed in charge of the lab.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8003713/China-appoints-military-bio-weapon-expert-secretive-virus-lab-Wuhan.html China 'appoints its top military bio-warfare expert to take over secretive virus lab in Wuhan', sparking conspiracy theories that coronavirus outbreak is linked to Beijing's army]", ''Daily Mail'', 14 February 2020.</ref> CCP boss Yuan Zhiming denied that his lab is the source of the Wuhan virus.<ref>Garger, Kenneth, | ||
Revision as of 06:42, April 29, 2020
Wuhan Institute of Virology is a laboratory in Wuhan, China to study viruses administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences under control of the CCP Discipline Inspection Commission. The lab is near the site where the Communist Party of China claims the Wuhan virus was first detected in December 2019.
The lab was founded in 1956 as the Wuhan Microbiology Laboratory. It has received a total of $7.4 million in grants from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a U.S. agency led by Dr. Anthony Fauci.[1] In 2015, the lab was upgraded to biosafety level 4 (BSL–4) with the help of French engineers. It is first such lab in China. SARS escaped from a Beijing lab twice in 2004 and the upgrade was intended to address this problem.[2] In January 2018 U.S. embassy officials in Beijing warned about safety risks at the Wuhan lab researching infectious diseases, including coronaviruses from bats. One of two "Sensitive but Unclassified" U.S. State Department cables warned about biosecurity and management problems at the lab.[3]
In February 2020, Major General Chen Wei, described as China's top biowarfare expert, was placed in charge of the lab.[4] CCP boss Yuan Zhiming denied that his lab is the source of the Wuhan virus.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Tacopino, Joe, "Dr. Fauci backed funding for controversial Wuhan lab studying origin of coronavirus", New York Post, April 29, 2020.
- ↑ "SARS escaped Beijing lab twice"
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-officials-sounded-alarm-about-wuhan-lab-years-before-coronavirus-outbreak
- ↑ China 'appoints its top military bio-warfare expert to take over secretive virus lab in Wuhan', sparking conspiracy theories that coronavirus outbreak is linked to Beijing's army", Daily Mail, 14 February 2020.
- ↑ Garger, Kenneth, "Director of Wuhan lab denies coronavirus escaped from his facility", April 19, 2020.
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