It points the finger at China, even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion of a lab leak in Wuhan. View on euronews

CIA concludes Covid-19 likely originated from China lab leak - The assessment was published this weekend on orders from Trump-appointed spy chief John Ratcliffe

The virus that started the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab in China, the CIA said in a new assessment, though it has no conclusive evidence.

The finding is not the result of any new intelligence. It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA.

The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from the agency Saturday, just days after Director John Ratcliffe took the reins.

The CIA has changed its assessment on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, now favoring the lab leak theory. But some worry this could be an indication of politicization.

The Central Intelligence Agency said COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in China in a Saturday statement, pivoting from a previously neutral stance just a few days after Director John

The former Texas congressman said he wanted to the CIA to bring back the recruiting ideal of ‘a Ph.D. who could win a bar fight.’

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) now believes that the COVID-19 virus originated from a lab in China, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Five years after Chinese authorities first confirmed a novel coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan,

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even

Spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States Liu Pengyu commented on the reports that the US CIA leans toward the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a virus leak at a labor