virologist who escaped from China repeated that the coronavirus was created in a lab

A Chinese virologist who fled to the United States in April 2020 because of fear of being killed repeated that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory in China. The doctor Li Meng-Yan, A virology specialist from the Hong Kong School of Public Health said he had “clearly assessed” that Covid-19 came from a laboratory linked to the People’s Liberation Army.

The virologist, who worked at the Hong Kong University of Public Health, was interviewed by Fox News Network reporter Tucker Carlson and reiterated the accusations she published last year.

“The virus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan and was made by the military from modified bat viruses, then released after being changed, ”he said in the last few hours. According to her, she started studying the virus in December 2019 from Hong Kong and was in contact with other virologists who were in mainland China and had more information on the subject.

“In December 2019, I was secretly recruited by my supervisor, virologist Leo Poon who works with the WHO for this covert investigation into Wuhan pneumonia. Soon my work involved Chinese doctors, researchers and even CDCs, also civilians gathering information, combined with my knowledge. I finally discovered that this virus comes from a laboratory ”, he summed up.

In September 2020, the virologist published a 26-page paper in Zenodo titled “Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather than Natural Evolution”. The text is signed by three other scientists and endorsed by the Rule of Law Society, an organization founded by Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui, exiled for five years in the United States after being accused in China of various crimes, including corruption and sexual abuse.

To support their theory that the virus was made artificially, scientists rely on “Three lines of evidence.”

First, they claim that “SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequence is eerily similar to that of bat coronavirus discovered by the military laboratories of the Third Chongqing Military Medical University in China and the Nanjing Command Medical Research Institute, also in China.

The second evidence establishes that “the receptor binding motif (RBM) within the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, which determines the host specificity of the virus, resembles that of the SARS-CoV epidemic. of 2003 in a suspicious manner. Genomic evidence suggests that RBM has been genetically engineered. “

Finally, the scientists explain that “SARS-CoV-2 contains a unique furin cleavage site in its Spike protein, which is known to dramatically improve viral infectivity and cell tropism.” This cleavage site, which is “completely absent in this particular class of naturally occurring coronavirus”, may therefore “not be the product of natural evolution and may have inserted itself into the genome of SARS-CoV -2 artificially “.

Coronavirus bat

The main conclusion that Yan and his team draw from their research is that the novel coronavirus that caused the pandemic is “a laboratory product created using the bat coronaviruses ZC45 and / or ZXC21 as a model.” “The S protein would have been artificially manipulated, after which the virus acquired the ability to bind to ACE2 and infect humans,” they were to add later that “these transformations led to the SARS-CoV virus -2 to become a highly transmissible virus. Pathogenic, apparently hidden, lethal, without obvious sequelae and massively disruptive. “In this vein, the authors promise to publish a second part devoted to” discovering the fallacious nature of the bald coronavirus. mouse (Bat-CoV-RaTG13) ‘.

The document even dares to indicate the “synthetic route” through which the virus would have gone in its alleged manufacturing process. “We show that the creation of this type of coronavirus in the laboratory could be completed in about six months”, points out.

In the preamble to the paper published in 2020, the authors criticize other research published in prestigious scientific journals, such as Nature because “the theory of natural origin, although widely accepted, lacks substantial support” and because of the “signs of conflict of interest”. “that they show, which damages their credibility.

On the other hand, Yan points out that the lack of information is linked to the censorship suffered by scientific publications and peer review: “The alternative theory that the virus could have come from a research laboratory is strictly censored in peer-reviewed scientific journals. However, SARS-CoV-2 exhibits biological characteristics incompatible with a naturally occurring zoonotic virus. Genomic evidence, structural, medical, and the literature itself strongly contradict the theory of natural origin, “the publication alleges. Therefore, this research highlights” the need for independent research on relevant research laboratories. “

According to her testimony, Dr Li was concerned that if she spoke in China, she would be kidnapped, so she decided to flee Hong Kong to the United States in April. Yan, who is now in hiding somewhere in the United States, claims the government of the country where she was born is trying to destroy her reputation and accuses the Chinese government of attacking her on social media in the hope of silencing her.

Yan thinks his life is in danger. He fears that he will not be able to return home and lives with the harsh truth that he will probably never see his friends or family in China again. Still, she says, the risk is well worth it. “The reason I came to the United States is because I am delivering the message of truth from Covid-19,” he said.