Chinese researchers reportedly identified and mapped the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus weeks before China notified the world, according to a shocking new report. . This surprising finding raises serious concerns about China's transparency regarding the initial coronavirus outbreak.
Two weeks earlier, on December 28, 2019, Chinese researchers had completed a near-complete sequence of the virus structure of the novel coronavirus, run by the National Institutes of Health, according to documents obtained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. uploaded to a US database. China has officially notified the world about the deadly virus.
The Chinese researcher has been named as Dr. Lili Ren, a virologist at the Institute of Pathogen Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee pointed out that the Institute of Pathogen Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army. Republican lawmakers also note that Ren is “a current grant recipient of the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, the same National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant as the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), and that the institute is NIH-funded.” They are prohibited from receiving subsidies.” He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for failing to provide test records requested by the NIH and conducting research that “caused or was likely to cause health problems or other unacceptable results.” ”
Ren reportedly attempted to publish the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on GenBank, a comprehensive database of publicly available genetic sequences operated by the National Institutes of Health. It is reported that.
However, GenBank reportedly emailed Ren three days later to inform her that her submission was incomplete and that she would need to provide additional annotations. GenBank removed Len's genetic sequencing data from its processing queue on January 16, 2020 because he did not provide annotations. washington post.
Interestingly, another team of Chinese researchers submitted a “nearly identical” SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence to GenBank in 2020, according to a letter Melanie sent to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders. It was announced on January 12th. Ann Egolin – High-ranking HHS official.
China did not officially do so. Notice The World Health Organization will publish updates on the coronavirus outbreak until January 12, 2020.
Before the virus was identified as a novel coronavirus, the Chinese government claimed the outbreak was a pneumonia outbreak.unknown causeChinese authorities have linked the outbreak to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.
“The existence of SARS-CoV-2 sequences days before the Chinese Communist Party acknowledged the outbreak and more than two weeks before the China CDC released the sequence shows just how early the Chinese Communist Party knew about the virus. , and raises questions about how long they withheld this information.''The result would be more deaths and wasted critical time in developing vaccines and treatments.'' ” Said Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Republicans said the Biden administration, NIH, and HHS have “obstructed and delayed the Congressional investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2” and “refused to produce this sequence for more than seven months.”
This collection was made public only after the House Energy and Commerce Committee threatened subpoenas.
Committee chairs Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), and Rep. Morgan Griffiths (R-Va.) said, “This significant finding shows why we so-called “It further highlights how none of the so-called intelligence agencies can be trusted.” “Facts” or data provided by the Chinese Communist Party that cast serious doubt on the validity of scientific theories based on such information. ”
“The American people have a right to know the truth about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and our investigation will show how taxpayer dollars are being spent, how the government's public health agencies operate, and the need for more medical care.” “We have uncovered a number of concerns, including: oversight of research grants to foreign scientists,” Republican representatives said Wednesday. “In addition to better preparing for the next pandemic, our findings will help policymakers strengthen U.S. biosafety practices and strengthen oversight of research funding.”
of wall street journal Richard Ebright, a microbiologist at Rutgers University, said that having information about the virus two weeks in advance “would have been helpful in the early stages of the outbreak,” especially in putting in place more effective testing regimens. ” reported.
Jesse Bloom, a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, told the Washington Post: “Those two weeks would have made a measurable difference in the lives of quite a few people.” .
I have been quoted 7 million COVID-19 deaths.
The Chinese embassy told WSJ: “China has continued to refine its response to the coronavirus to make it more targeted and based on science. China's coronavirus response policies are based on science and are effective. “It is consistent with China's national reality and can withstand the test of history.” ”
Mr. Ren did not respond to requests for comment from The Wall Street Journal.
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