US State Department cables from 2018 raised safety concerns about Wuhan Institute of Virology’s research on bat Coronaviruses.
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In April 2020, U.S. intelligence officials launched examinations into unverified reports the virus may have originated from the accidental exposure by WIV scientists studying natural Coronaviruses in bats.