Xinhua News Agency, Washington, October 21 (Reporter Tan Jingjing) Francis Collins, President of the National Institutes of Health of the United States , issued a statement on the 20th, saying that the scientific evidence so far shows that the new coronavirus is likely to be the result of natural virus evolution and may be derived from nature.
Dean Collins pointed out in the "Statement of Misinformation About the Origin of the New Coronavirus" that despite the great efforts of the scientific community, the origin of the new coronavirus has not yet been confirmed
Collins said that unfortunately, in the absence of a clear answer to the source of the new crown, "misinformation and false information are filling in the gaps, which do more harm than good
Collins said that historically, many viruses originated from animals and caused epidemics and pandemics, including influenza, Ebola, Zika, West Nile fever, and SARS
Focus on the new crown pneumonia epidemic
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