US Investigates <br />Possibility That COVID-19<br />Originated in a Chinese Lab According to CNN, the U.S. government <br />is looking into whether the coronavirus started <br />in a Chinese laboratory instead of a market. The speculation is that the virus originated in a laboratory in <br />Wuhan, China, and was accidentally released to the public. U.S. intelligence officials have not yet been able to <br />prove the theory but are continuing the investigation, <br />sources have told CNN. Some intelligence officials say it is possible the <br />actual origin of the virus may never be known. Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Mark Milley <br />acknowledged that the U.S. is taking <br />"a hard look" at the coronavirus origin theory. President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that <br />the government is "doing a very thorough examination <br />of this horrible situation that happened." Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, <br />has continued to deny the lab theory, according to CNN. Zhao Lijian, <br />via statement Zhao Lijian, <br />via statement
