US doesn’t have any evidence Coronavirus is from Wuhan's lab - China

Again, the Peoples’ Republic of China, has hit back at the United States of America over claims that Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic demanded from its Wuhan laboratory.

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China’s reaction is coming against the backdrop of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims that the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan.

Pompeo had stated last Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” to show that the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fuelling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.

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However, in a swift reaction during a press briefing in China, the country’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said that Pompeo “doesn’t have any” evidence.

“I think this matter should be handed to scientists and medical professionals, and not politicians, who lie for their own domestic political ends.

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“Mr Pompeo repeatedly spoke up but he cannot present any evidence. How can he? Because he doesn’t have any,” she said.

Pompeo said Sunday in an interview that there was “enormous evidence” that the new coronavirus came out of a Wuhan lab.

Most scientists believe the new virus, which emerged in China late last year, jumped from animals to humans, possibly from a market in Wuhan selling exotic animals for meat.

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The World Health Organisation said the US claims were “speculative”.

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