"We didn't even know it existed": Head of Wuhan lab denies claims virus leaked from there
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The head of Wuhan’s virology institute has debunked the evolving US ‘Wuhan virus’ theory, saying SARS-CoV-2 couldn’t have artificially leaked. Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) director Wang Yanyi described the theory – that SARS-CoV-2 was a creature of her laboratory – as “pure fabrication. “In fact, like everyone else, we didn’t even know the virus existed,” she stated. China has debunked the claims several times.
