Indeed, this type of carelessness adds to the inherent danger of researching highly infectious diseases. Labs leak all the time, for example the original SARS e

Indeed, this type of carelessness adds to the inherent danger of researching highly infectious diseases. Labs leak all the time, for example the original SARS escaped from labs at least three times [1]: > The recent announcement of nine cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome linked to China's National Institute of Virology brings to three the number of lab outbreaks of the disease in the past eight months. It's also happened dozens of times in the US, UK, and former Soviet Union. Tuberculosis, Smallpox, various flu viruses have all escaped from "secure" labs. [2] [3] Maybe studying viruses isn't as safe as we thought. --- [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/05/29/sars-cases-in-asia-show-labs-risks/4c28a35a-e673-4953-a6a8-1e61c366c1c8/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/05/29/s... [2] https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-virology-research-center-hit-by-blast-fire/30167495.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-virology-research-center-hit... [3] https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/29/1978-accidental-birmingham-laboratory-release-smallpox-virus-are-lessons-l https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/29/1978-accidenta...