Biden orders review of US intel on origins of coronavirus

President Joe Biden says the US will press China to participate in a ‘full and transparent’ investigation into coronavirus origins.

United States President Joe Biden has instructed US spy agencies to review classified information about the origins of the coronavirus, including whether it came from contact between humans and animals, or from a research laboratory in China. In a statement on Wednesday, Biden said the US intelligence community has “coalesced around two likely scenarios”, but has yet to reach a definitive conclusion as to where the coronavirus originated. It also does not have high confidence in its current conclusions, and remains divided on which is most likely.