ALEX DHALIWAL | FEBRUARY 27, 2025 | NEWS | 1 COMMENT
Reports of “ominous” experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) surfaced Wednesday, uncovering a similar virus to COVID-19. Independent experts have raised concerns over its potential risks.
Tests revealed HKU5-CoV-2 infiltrated human cells in a manner comparable to SARS-CoV-2, the technical name for the pandemic virus. The virus has been found capable of killing up to a third of those it infects.
WIV scientists indicated plans for further research using animal models to better understand the pathogenicity of BtHKU5-CoV-2 with “human ACE2 transgenic mice.” Beijing-funded researchers acknowledged the virus posed a “high risk of spillover to humans, either through direct transmission or facilitated by intermediate hosts.”
Dr. Chan, a molecular biologist from Harvard, criticized WIV’s capacity to conduct coronavirus research, particularly on humanized mice. Breeding mice with human cells is typically used to simulate viral outbreaks. She stated, “If such work has to be done, it should be done at a biosafety Level 4, far away from any city centre.” Wuhan’s population of roughly 8 million people complicates this approach.
“After what we experienced with Covid-19, I believe there is no biosafety level adequate for such experiments in the city of Wuhan,” Dr. Chan added.
The CIA recently endorsed the lab leak theory, stating it assesses a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic as more likely than a natural one. John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence and current CIA head, has long argued the virus leaked from WIV. The first known COVID cases were found near the lab before the pandemic was declared, though China has denied the claim.
A 500-page congressional dossier also supports the lab leak theory. Safety lapses at WIV, including experiments conducted under BSL-2 protocols while similar studies in the U.S. use stricter BSL-3 standards, have drawn further scrutiny. The report criticized China for delayed investigations, data suppression, and silencing whistleblowers.
Alex Dhaliwal is a Political Science graduate from the University of Calgary. He has actively written on relevant Canadian issues with several prominent interviews under his belt.
Bruce Atchison commented 8 months ago
Here we go again. I’m sure that socialist governments will want us locked down again. We know elitists want to depopulate the planet. Disease is suitable for their purpose as it kills of the weak and vulnerable. Disease leaves no collateral damage to infrastructure as well. I suspect that jab we all were coerced to take weakened the people’s immune system.
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