Scientists working at Wuhan Lab have admitted to being bitten by COVID-19 infected bats in a cave while gathering samples.
A video that appeared two years ago, before the coronavirus pandemic reached Wuhan and later the world, shows Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scientists working on ‘live viruses’ without gloves and masks. This was in direct violation of the EPP safety laws of the World Health Organization.
A scientist can be seen holding a bat in the video with his bare hands.
One researcher said that one animal fang went through its rubber gloves ‘like a needle.’ These revelations would, first of all, increase the risk that scientists could become infected with coronavirus, including COVID-19.
It also raises concerns for the WHO team investigating the source of Covid-19 after months of wrangling with Beijing about access to the Wuhan site.
China has been saying for months that while Wuhan is where the first cluster of cases has been identified, it is not actually where the virus originated. The novel coronavirus, which causes the disease of COVID-19, was first identified in Wuhan in late 2019.
The WHO team arrived in Wuhan to begin the survey, which aims to investigate the animal sources of the pandemic after several hiccups.
