by Jim Geraghty
It was never a far-fetched conspiracy theory. Here is everything we know.
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A worker in a protective suit examines specimens inside a laboratory following an outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, February 6, 2020.
China Daily/Reuters
No, the lab-leak theory isn’t quite proven.
But there is a clear and verified sequence of events that strongly suggests that this pandemic, which has caused more than 168 million cases and more than 3.4 million deaths worldwide, may well have originated from viruses carried in bats in an abandoned mine that then passed through a Chinese research facility before spreading out of control among the people of Wuhan.
About the Author
Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.
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No, the lab-leak theory isn’t quite proven.
But there is a clear and verified sequence of events that strongly suggests that this pandemic, which has caused more than 168 million cases and more than 3.4 million deaths worldwide, may well have originated from viruses carried in bats in an abandoned mine that then passed through a Chinese research facility before spreading out of control among the people of Wuhan.
About the Author
Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.
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