Corona: US Congress votes to release intelligence information

The US Congress wants intelligence information on the origin of the corona virus to be made public. The House of Representatives voted unanimously on Friday to pass the bill. The Senate had previously voted in favor of it. The law will not come into effect until US President Joe Biden signs it into law. There is reason to believe that the pandemic originated in a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the text said.

Is the Huanan Market in Wuhan the place of origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen - or is it? / Picture: APA/AFP/NOEL CELIS© Is the Huanan market in Wuhan the place of origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen - or is it not? / Picture: APA/AFP/NOEL CELIS

Different views from authorities
Therefore, the US intelligence coordinator should "so many

release information as possible" about the origin of the virus and

make available to the public. According to the latest information from

There is still no uniform White House in the US government

view of the origin of the virus. Some US agencies are after

as before believes that the virus is likely to be natural

way, others are undecided or going by

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a lab failure - such as the Federal Police FBI.

"The FBI has suspected for some time that the

Origin of the pandemic most likely a possible one

laboratory incident in Wuhan," said FBI Director Christopher Wray

recently in an interview. The White House, however, emphasized that

the investigations into this have not been completed.

The vote in the House of Representatives is also worth noting

because such bipartisan approval in the

Chamber of Parliament is very rare. Should the Democrat Biden do that

Signing the law would have the requested information

submitted to Congress within 90 days. redactions

in the report should then only protect sources and

Working methods of the secret services are made. China has

Allegations of a possible laboratory accident have always been rejected.