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>>delbar+(OP)
The Chinese sure acted like it was a possibility that it came from their own lab - their initial reaction was to downplay and cover up.

>>benjoh+R3
Using this logic isn’t it likely it came from the US? Simultaneously saying it’s nothing and China did it seems suspicious.

>>alphab+Ic
The US response was shit but A) we have a timeline of events so we know it came from China B) the US didn’t cover things up, rather some politicians (trump for one) massively downplayed the virus.

>>upbeat+5z
It wasn't just Trump downplaying. I have emails from my employer about it from early February saying that "common influenza" still represented a greater risk. This was based on CDC/medical expert advise, no doubt.