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Coronavirus was 'not man-made,' US spy agency says

Intelligence community yet to find any link to Wuhan lab

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The top U.S. spy agency said for the first time on Thursday that the American intelligence community believes the COVID-19 virus that originated in China was not man-made or genetically modified.

"The Intelligence Community also concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not man-made or genetically modified," the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a statement.

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