It was separately confirmed to be correct two days later by NBC News[1]: > U.S. spy agencies collected raw intelligence hinting at a public health crisis in Wu

It was separately confirmed to be correct two days later by NBC News[1]: > U.S. spy agencies collected raw intelligence hinting at a public health crisis in Wuhan, China, in November, two current and one former U.S. official told NBC News, but the information was not understood as the first warning signs of an impending global pandemic. > On Wednesday night, the Defense Department disputed an ABC News report that an "intelligence report" had warned about the coronavirus in November. > But the current and former officials told NBC News that while no formal assessment was produced in November — and hence no "intelligence product," in the jargon of the spy agencies — there was intelligence that caught the attention of public health analysts and fueled formal assessments that were written in December. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/u-s-spy-agencies-collected-raw-intel-hinting-public-health-n1180646 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/u-s-spy-a...