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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2020 00:13:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   https://nu.federati.net/url/267864 [news yahoo com]
   
   Intelligence agencies suspect Wuhan virus lab could be source of #COVID-19 outbreak.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2020 02:12:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • GeniusMusing
     I don't think anyone except extreme #conspiracy_theories people would believe that the Wuhan virus lab _intentionally_ released #COVID-19 or that it was a germ warfare candidate, but an accidental release (e.g., contaminated employee visits the Wuhan seafood market, coughs, passes virus to dozens of people) is a reasonable possibility, as is people catching it from a live animal's sneeze at the market.
     
     I don't think there will ever be proof either way, but the rapidity and stringency of their response _once they finally acknowledged the outbreak_ and their quickly producing genetic maps could be used to argue for the lab's early involvement. (Personally, I'm neutral on either direct-from-animal in the market or direct-from-animal in the virus research lab.)
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2020 04:31:34 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     https://news.yahoo.com/laboratory-wuhan-breaks-silence-deny-144054228.html [news yahoo com]
     
     Wuhan virus lab denies that #COVID-19 came from their lab.