Trump claims he has ‘evidence’ coronavirus DID originate in Wuhan laboratory – but refuses to give details
DONALD Trump claims he has “evidence” the deadly coronavirus originated in a Wuhan laboratory.
The President broke the news during his press conference at on Thursday – but refused to give details.
He said he has a “high level of confidence” the , which has infected over 1 million , came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
He added that authorities were “looking at it very, very strongly”.
The President said: “We’re going to see where it is – we’re going to see where it comes from. There’s a lot of theories. China might even tell us.”
On Thursday, Trump also said:
- The World Health Organization ““
- He hopes “” with Kim Jong-un
- The coronavirus ““
The President’s remarks came after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced earlier on Thursday that was “not manmade or genetically modified.”
“The [Intelligence Community] will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.”
The statement noted their determination “also concurs with the wide scientific consensus.”
The coronavirus has devastated the , having killed at least 61,669 Americans.
The country currently has a total of 1,064,572 .
However, 147,411 have recovered from the disease.
