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Chinese scientists were modifying coronaviruses to infect humans: US report

The report also cited "ample evidence" that Wuhan Institute of Virology scientists aided by US experts and Chinese and US government funds were working to modify coronaviruses to infect humans

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Security personnel keep watch outside Wuhan Institute of Virology (Photo: Reuters)

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A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached.

The report also cited "ample evidence" that Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scientists - aided by U.S. experts and Chinese and U.S. government funds - were working to modify coronaviruses to infect humans and such manipulation could be hidden.

Representative Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the report by the panel's Republican staff. It urged a bipartisan investigation

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