Fauci dismisses coronavirus lab origin claims as ‘circular argument’

Anthony Fauci, the leading US expert on the coronavirus pandemic, pushed back on Tuesday against discussions that a lab in China was the origin of the virus, a theory promoted by US President Donald Trump’s administration.In an interview with National Geographic, Fauci, a member of Trump’s White House coronavirus task force, said the virus likely originated from an animal source. He described the possibility that the virus had accidentally escaped from a lab as a “circular argument”.“If you…

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