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China says Wuhan institute was not involved in creating COVID-19 virus
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The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the COVID-19 virus, a spokesperson of China's foreign ministry said during a regular press conference on Wednesday.
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. Reuters/Thomas Peter
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the COVID-19 virus, a spokesperson of China's foreign ministry said during a regular press conference on Wednesday.
The institute also never carried out any gain-of-function research on coronaviruses, the spokesperson said.
Reporting by Ethan Wang, Xiuhao Chen and Ryan Woo
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