China has accepted that it destroyed the early samples of the novel coronavirus, as claimed by the US authorities. According to the Baaghi TV report, China has confirmed that it had ordered unauthorized laboratories to destroy samples of the new coronavirus but insisted that it was due to “biosafety reasons.” The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had repeatedly said that China refused to give virus samples taken from patients infected with COVID-19 in late December last year and that officials had destroyed early samples, according to South China Morning Post. According to the Chinese National Health Commission’s Science and Education department, the samples were destroyed to prevent the risk of laboratory biological safety and prevent secondary disasters caused by unidentified pathogens. According to the Chinese authorities, this was not done to hide samples from other countries but the step was taken strictly for biosafety measures and that the remarks made by the US officials were out of context. US President Trump threatens to sever ties with China It is said that when the pneumonia-like disease was first reported in Wuhan, “national-level professional institutes” were working to identify the pathogen that was causing it. “Based on comprehensive research and expert … Continue reading Early samples of novel coronavirus were destroyed by Chinese authorities