China Accuses U.S. of Hyping Theory Coronavirus Escaped From Lab

  • Beijing says report people at Wuhan lab hospitalized is untrue
  • Scientists have sought more data from China on early cases

The Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.

Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

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China accused the U.S. of promoting theories that the coronavirus escaped from a high-security lab in Wuhan, as a fresh report about sick workers at the facility prompted Beijing to reaffirm denials.