Coronavirus: Pics of Wuhan lab showing broken seal on unit storing 1500 samples creates shock

First Published Apr 20, 2020, 4:46 PM IST

These startling images from the city where the virus broke out were published by the state-owned China Daily on Twitter last month before being swiftly deleted.
 

These startling images from the city where the virus broke out were published by the state-owned China Daily on Twitter last month before being swiftly deleted.
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The lab worker showed off the samples of deadly viruses from the unit
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This tweet was sent out in 2018 showing a store where 1,500 virus samples were kept
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One person tweeted on the post, saying, "Our fridge seal in the kitchen is more secure"
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Many reports claim that the virus was leaked from the Wuhan lab by an intern who committed a mistake.
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A media channel in the US, Fox News also reported that coronavirus was leaked from an intern working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. US President Donald Trump had also reacted to the report.
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Trump also spoke about conducting investigations into the matter. The media channel reported that the intern was "susceptible to the virus".
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Prior to this, the US had funded a virus research by the Daily Mail which was investigating if the virus spread from a lab in Wuhan, China. According to the report, research is being conducted on bats brought from China's caves.
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This lab in Wuhan is near the vet market where coronavirus seems to have originated. Many reports suggest that the virus spread from the same lab. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has been blamed by some officials for a leak of the virus.
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