British intelligence believes Covid-19 lab leak theory 'feasible': Report

British intelligence agencies now believe it is "feasible" that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a coronavirus leak from a Chinese bio laboratory, according to a media report.

British intelligence agencies now believe it is "feasible" that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a coronavirus leak from a Chinese bio laboratory, a media report said on Sunday, prompting Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi to demand that the WHO must fully investigate the origins of the deadly virus. The origins of the Covid-19 remain a widely debated topic, with some scientists and politicians maintaining that the possibility of a lab leak of the deadly virus exists. Western intelligence, including in Britain, at first considered there was only a "remote" chance that it had leaked from the laboratory, where research is conducted into bat-derived coronaviruses, including one closely associated with Covid-19. But there has since been a reassessment, and a lab escape is thought "feasible", The Sunday Times reported, citing sources.