China demands US Covid origins inquiry.

(RT) ⸻ The World Health Organization (WHO) should launch a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 in the United States, China has said, rejecting charges by Washington that the deadly pathogen escaped from a high-security virology lab in Wuhan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning insisted the People's Republic has shared more data and research findings than any other country and contributed the most on origins-tracing, and that the US government has only hampered those efforts by "politicizing, weaponizing and instrumentalizing the issue." Mao's remarks come days after FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed the virus "most likely" originated in a leak from a Chinese lab in comments to Fox News, citing a bureau assessment that has not been made public. The Department of Energy has also reportedly altered its stance on the matter, recently endorsing the lab-leak theory, though only with "low confidence." Mao accused Washington of "spreading myths" without "supporting evidence," saying the allegations have only "poisoned the atmosphere". She noted the WHO had already visited China on two occasions to probe the issue and concluded the leak hypothesis was "extremely unlikely," but said no similar investigation had been carried out in the US. The US has never invited WHO expert groups to the US for joint study, or shared any early data.