(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Scientists from multiple countries: New Corona Virus originates from the natural "viral synthesis theory" and has no basis
China News Agency, Beijing, May 2nd, comprehensive news: For the "conspiracy theory" about the origin of the virus, such as the "new crown virus from the Wuhan Virus Research Institute" recently distributed by some Western politicians and media, many domestic and foreign authoritative medical experts are based on The scientific conclusion is to respond to break the rumors.
WHO experts: determine that the new coronavirus originates from nature
World Health Organization health emergency project leader Michael Ryan said on the 1st that after repeated communication with several scientists who obtained the viral genome sequence, WHO can determine that the new coronavirus originated from nature. Ryan emphasized that it is imperative to determine the host of the virus animal and understand how the virus is transmitted to humans through the animal, so as to take necessary prevention and control measures to ensure that similar incidents will not occur in the future.
Prior to this, WHO has repeatedly called for science and facts on the source of the virus. In response to the fallacy about the origin of the new coronavirus, WHO spokesperson Fadra Shayb said on April 21: "Existing evidence shows that the new coronavirus originated from animals rather than artificially manufactured by laboratories."
Expert of Wuhan Virus Research Institute: "Viral Synthesis Theory" is unfounded
Reuters reported at the end of April that some conspiracy theorists claimed that the new coronavirus was synthesized by the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Although it is a scientific consensus that the new crown virus evolved naturally, these accusations of "conspiracy theory" have attracted attention.
Yuan Zhiming, a researcher at the Wuhan Virus Research Institute and the director of the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory, said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that the "malicious" views against the laboratory are "fabricated" and contradict all existing evidence. Yuan Zhiming said: "Wuhan Virus Research Institute has no intention and ability to design and construct a new coronavirus. In addition, there is no information in the genome of the new coronavirus that it is artificially manufactured."
Yuan Zhiming also denied the conspiracy theory that the laboratory accidentally leaked a corona virus collected from bats, emphasizing that the laboratory has perfect protective facilities and strictly implements biosecurity procedures.
German virologist: derived from the laboratory saying "unbelievable"
German virologist Christian Drosten recently said in an interview with local media that the claim that the New Coronavirus "accidentally flowed out" from a laboratory in Wuhan, China was "untrustworthy." Drosten said that studies have shown that the new coronavirus spread in the population is similar to the coronavirus carried by bats. The new coronavirus may be passed from animals to humans. Coronaviruses will switch hosts when there is a chance, and humans raise livestock to create such opportunities, because livestock often come into contact with wild animals, and some people will have more contact with livestock.
Drosten also said that without careful research, the origin of the new coronavirus cannot be determined. Previously, he had issued a statement in the British medical journal "The Lancet" jointly with many internationally renowned medical and public health experts, strongly condemning the conspiracy theory that the new coronavirus is not of natural origin.
Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet: "Conspiracy Theory of Virus Origin" is very ridiculous
Richard Houghton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, said in an interview with Chinese media on the 1st that many of these "viral origin conspiracy theories" are very ridiculous, but they also need to pay attention to breaking rumors while preventing and controlling the spread of the virus. Horton said: "As the WHO Director-General said, in recent months we have been fighting two outbreaks, one caused by viruses and the second caused by false information. False information is often caused by The impact is as severe as the epidemic caused by the virus. "
Horton believes that accusing China of being the source of the epidemic is "not beneficial nor true." He said: "What we really need to do is to calm down and cooperate with the Chinese government to understand the epidemic and do everything we can to ensure that the epidemic will not come back. China itself does not want to see the outbreak and should not be held responsible for it."
Horton said that it is unfair for some world political leaders to criticize China, and in fact it is wrong. "We should thank the Chinese doctors and scientists who fought against the epidemic." (Finish)