This is noted by the US Department of Energy the coronavirus pandemic likely originated from a leak in a Chinese laboratory, but the authorities of the powerful Asian country firmly rejected this on Monday.

The statement, contained in a classified report from Avril Haine’s office, Director of National Intelligence, marks a shift in attitude at the Department of Energy that rather, he was undecided about the origin of the virus.

People who had access to the classified report, cited by the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, confirm that the department delivered its judgment with “little confidence”, highlighting how the various US agencies remain divided over the origins of the covid -19, the pandemic that hit the world in early 2020.

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The finding, the result of a purported new intelligence analysis, is significant because that department oversees a national network of laboratories, including some that conduct advanced biological research.

So the Department of Energy joins the FBI in believing that the pandemic, which caused nearly 7 million deaths worldwide, was the result of a laboratory accident in China, A country, however, on Monday strongly rejected the hypothesis that the US Department of Energy now favors, saying it felt “dirty” by these new accusations.

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Still, the White House said on Sunday that US intelligence agencies are divided on the issue. Four US intelligence agencies They believe the covid came about through natural transmissionwhile two others have yet to be decided, according to the Wall Street Journal.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan stressed that “differing views” still exist on the issue. “At this time, there is no definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community to this question.he told CNN on Sunday.

This has been stated by the World Health Organization (WHO). had not received information about the investigations from the US Department of Energy and that it will continue to examine “all available scientific evidence”, according to what its spokesman, Tarik Jasarevic, explained to AFP.

“We urge China and the scientific community to conduct the necessary studiesto determine the origin of the virus, he added. “Until we have more evidence, all the hypotheses are on the table.”

In mid-February, the WHO promised to do everything possible”until I find the answeron the origins of the covid, refuting a report suggesting the UN body had dropped its investigation.