Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak

The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a laboratory leak, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Energy Department, which oversees many U.S. laboratories, came to its conclusion based on new intelligence, but deemed its level of confidence in its judgment as “low,”

The FBI also determined in 2021 with “moderate confidence” the virus came from a lab leak.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said there is “not a definitive answer."

Per Forbes: Four agencies have reportedly determined with “low confidence” the virus was transmitted naturally through animals, and two others, including the CIA, remain undecided between the two origin theories.

Former White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci has said he has an “open mind” about the virus’ origins.