Sir Richard Dearlove, a former head of the United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service, believes it’s “far more likely” COVID-19 origin was from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
Dearlove made his comments on Leading Britain’s Conversation, a talk radio station based in the United Kingdom.
The former spy chief criticized the recent report organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and called it a “farcical investigation.”
According to the WHO report, the virus came from nature.
Dearlove said “it’s possible” COVID-19 was of natural origin where it could have reached humans via an animal but given what he knows, he concluded the more likely scenario was it was a result of some sort of laboratory manipulation.
WHO adviser Jamie Metzl also told the radio station that a “full, unrestricted” investigation is called for.
After the former head of MI6 exclusively told LBC it is 'likely' Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab, WHO adviser Jamie Metzl tells Maajid Nawaz there must be a 'full, unrestricted' investigation.@MaajidNawaz | @JamieMetzl pic.twitter.com/ofjEyBJ0Bc
— LBC (@LBC) May 2, 2021
Dearlove’s views somewhat match concerns raised in a U.S. State Department fact sheet on the origins of COVID-19.
The U.S. government does not know exactly where, when, or how the COVID-19 virus—known as SARS-CoV-2—was transmitted initially to humans. We have not determined whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
However, former CDC Director Robert Redfield also believes the virus came from the laboratory.
A new article in Medium discusses the laboratory hypothesis including the possibility that the National Institute of Health funded the creation of the virus.
MONEY QUOTE:
“If the SARS2 virus did indeed escape from the Wuhan [Animal Lab], then the @NIH will find itself in the terrible position of having FUNDED a disastrous experiment that led to death of more than 3M worldwide.” #LabLeakhttps://t.co/eV1BuRkee2
— White Coat Waste Project 🥼🗑️ (@WhiteCoatWaste) May 3, 2021
Clearly, we don’t have proof that COVID-19 originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology but the weight of the evidence is pointing in that direction.
The U.S. and other countries must unite and demand a full investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Keep in mind, the WHO report claimed the virus was natural but it did not find an animal that carried COVID-19 that then could have passed it to humans.
Based on what I’ve read, I’m with Redfield and Dearlove and believe the pandemic is from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
