Origin of COVID-19 virus: Dr Anthony Fauci fuels lab leak theory, backs 'next phase of investigation' by WHO

Dr Fauci, said that they "feel strongly" that the world should continue with the investigation of origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueling debate of the lab leak theory.

Washington: Top US infectious disease expert and the Biden administration`s top medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said that the world should continue with the investigation of origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueling debate of the lab leak theory. During a briefing on Tuesday, Dr Anthony Fauci said, "We feel strongly that we should continue with the investigation and go to the next phase of investigation that WHO has done. Because we don’t know 100% what the (virus) origin is, it is imperative that we look and investigate." A senior White House coronavirus adviser, Andy Slavitt, said the world needs to "get to the bottom" of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and added that the WHO and China need to do more to reach the definitive answers in the matter.