We WILL look into theory that Covid started in a Wuhan lab, Downing Street ... trends now
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Downing Street has finally agreed to consider the theory that Covid started in a Wuhan lab, it has emerged.
The Cabinet Office had previously claimed that it was 'entirely coincidental' that the virus emerged so close to a Chinese biological research facility.
But Whitehall sources said ministers would support the lab theory if evidence is presented by the World Health Organisation (WHO), while No 10 has reportedly said it is willing to consider the idea.
A spokesman for Rishi Sunak told The Daily Telegraph that there were 'still questions that need to be answered about the origin and spread of Covid-19'.
They added: 'The UK wants to see a robust, transparent and science-led review and believes all possibilities remain on the table until that is concluded.'
But Whitehall sources said ministers would support the lab theory if evidence is presented by the World Health Organisation (WHO), while No 10 has reportedly said it is willing to consider the idea (pictured: a Chinese virologist in Wuhan lab)
