US Department of Energy released a statement on Monday in which he claims that corona virus According to a secret study released by the White House and some members of Congress, it is “probably” due to a leak in a Chinese lab. The about five-page document is an addendum to a 2021 study that led the US government to declare “uncertainty” about the origin of the virus.

As shown Wall Street Journalafter the report became known, the Ministry of Energy said “with reservations” that the spread of the coronavirus likely began by mistake in the laboratory Wuhan citywhich, however, did not work on the production of weapons, which is in line with the view of the FBI, which maintains the same opinion as in 2021.

Chinese reaction

China’s Foreign Ministry immediately responded to the high-profile reports, stating through a spokesman that “China has always been completely transparent and clear about the investigation into the origin of the virus” and that “the US should be more careful not to turn a scientific issue into a political one.”

For its part, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Byrne said China needs to be “more honest” in the information it provides about the virus. “If we want to strengthen the World Health Organization, we need to push China to become more active in it and, of course, be more honest about what happened three years ago in Wuhan, where the COVID-19 crisis began,” — he emphasized.