Germany, COVID-19 pandemic

German spy agency 'believed Covid likely started in lab'
Germany's foreign intelligence service believed there was a 80-90% chance that coronavirus accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab, German media say. Two German newspapers say they have uncovered details of an assessment carried out by spy agency BND in 2020 but never published.
German spy agency concluded COVID virus likely leaked from lab, papers say
Germany's foreign intelligence service in 2020 put at 80%-90% the likelihood that the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic was accidentally released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, two German newspapers reported on Wednesday.
German Government Reportedly Concealed Intel That Wuhan Lab Leak Was ’80 to 95%’ Likely
The German government for years concealed an assessment by its Foreign Intelligence Service that a lab origin of COVID-19 was
German spy agency 'convinced' COVID-19 likely came from Wuhan lab
German foreign intelligence reportedly concluded years ago that COVID-19 likely emerged from the Wuhan lab. Now, the cover-up may have finally ended.
Reports: German intel agency collected evidence of Covid-19 lab leak
Germany's BND intelligence agency reportedly gathered plausible evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a laboratory leak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to reports by three newspapers on Wednesday.
Merkel rejects claims Germany covered up Covid-19 lab leak report
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed accusations of a cover-up regarding her handling of intelligence reports on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, her spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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MPR News3d
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What we still don't know about COVID-19 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
The FBI, the CIA and the Department of Energy the latter with "low confidence" -- believe the COVID-19 pandemic "most likely" was the result of a laboratory leak in China. Additionally ...