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May 2020
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Experts: COVID-19 comes from nature, not...

CHINA PLUS
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Scientists from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan say the novel coronavirus did not leak from there, adding that science and international cooperation should play their roles in finding the source of the virus. Researchers from the lab have shared their insights into the origin of the pandemic. 
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