U.S. Intelligence Says Three Researchers From China's Wuhan Institute of Virology Sought Hospital Care Before China Disclosed The Covid-19 Pandemic

Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo  

Reuters: Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed: WSJ 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report. 

The newspaper said the report - which provides fresh details on the number of researchers affected, the timing of their illnesses, and their hospital visits - may add weight to calls for a broader probe of whether the COVID-19 virus could have escaped from the laboratory. 

The report came on the eve of a meeting of the World Health Organization's decision-making body, which is expected to discuss the next phase of an investigation into the origins of COVID-19. 

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WNU Editor: There were other signs that the pandemic was spreading in Wuhan before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic .... WHO Wuhan Mission Finds Signs Of A Wider Original Outbreak In 2019 (February 14, 2021).

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