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U.S. Spies Say Covid-19’s Origins Will Remain Unclear Without China’s Help

  • Intelligence community issues public report on Covid probe
  • Cites little clarity over two main theories of virus’s origin
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Covid-19 was probably not a biological weapon and most U.S. analysts believe it wasn’t genetically engineered at all, but a final conclusion on the virus’s origins is impossible without cooperation from China, a declassified U.S. report says.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its long-awaited public findings on the virus’s origins on Friday, a declassified version of the secret report submitted to President Joe Biden this summer.