> Anybody who's well-read on corona Every single halfways respected virologist I've heard comment on this has said the lab leak theory is complete bonkers. Mi

> Anybody who's well-read on corona Every single halfways respected virologist I've heard comment on this has said the lab leak theory is complete bonkers. Millions of people come into contact with animals infected with coronaviruses every year. There are large populations of bats in the countryside that live in close proximity to humans and livestock, which act as permanent reservoirs for these viruses. In the countryside in China, there are places where 3% of the population (!) have been found to be seropositive for novel coronaviruses. So while you worry about a few highly trained lab technicians wearing full protective suits and following decontamination procedures, there are millions of normal people wearing no protection coming into contact with these viruses every year. > those labs, which have poor isolation The Wuhan Institute of Virology is widely viewed as a world-class laboratory - one of a few elite labs that implement the highest safety protocols. The lab was designed in partnership with France's top BSL-4 lab, and its staff is trained at the premiere US BSL-4 lab, in Galveston.