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• Explainer: Why the US is 'No. 1' in eight aspects of COVID-19 response

  ​A research report exposing the truth about America's fight against COVID-19 was made public on Monday by three think tanks in Beijing.

• COVID-19 lab leak theory doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny, says virologist

  There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, was created in a lab, and none of the lab leak claims "hold up to scientific scrutiny," a virologist with the University of Glasgow has said.

• What's behind Fort Detrick of US?

  In the COVID-19 origin study, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in the U.S. state of Maryland has repeatedly come to the spotlight. What's behind it?
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  Research report debunks 'America Ranked First' claim in COVID-19 response

  Three think tanks on Monday released a research report exposing the truth about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• WHO's 2nd phase of COVID-19 origin-tracing proposal 'politicized'

  The World Health Organization (WHO)'s proposal, under the pressure of the United States, to conduct a second-phase COVID-19 origin tracing in China is politicized, a former Egyptian diplomat has said.

• Americans recount experiences of coronavirus infections in late 2019

  A number of people, mainly from the United States, have recounted their experiences on social media about novel coronavirus infections in late 2019, and many experts said that early suspected cases should be the emphasis of the next phase of the COVID-19 origin tracing.

• US politicization on COVID-19 origin tracing a false flag operation: Media

  ​It is axiomatic at this point that the U.S. politicization and deviancy from scientific facts on the origin tracing of the COVID-19 virus is a part of a false flag operation, said an article published in Maldives News Network on Sunday.

• Bill Gates plays down relevance of COVID-19 origin investigation

  ​Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the controversial coronavirus origin investigation is not directly tied to particular actions to save lives, according to a report by The Australian.

• COVID-19 origin-tracing needs patience, says British virologist

  People should be patient, deliberating and consider all the evidence in terms of COVID-19 origin-tracing, a British expert has told Xinhua in a recent interview.

• Cambodia urges int'l solidarity, not finger-pointing, politicization of COVID-19

  Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has called for international solidarity against COVID-19, not finger-pointing and politicization, according to a foreign ministry's press statement on Saturday.
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  COVID-19 origin tracing to focus on countries with virus-infected animals, cold-chain exports: expert

  China's Wuhan might not be where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, jumped to humans, according to an expert quoted by the South China Morning Post.

• 25M netizens sign online petition for Fort Detrick probe

  ​A Chinese netizen-initiated petition urging the World Health Organization to probe the U.S. Fort Detrick biolab concluded on Friday, garnering 25 million signatures online since its launch on July 17.

• Politicizing COVID-19 origins could obstruct efforts to prevent future epidemics, says expert

  Political interests should not interfere with efforts to uncover the origins of COVID-19, valuable work which could help prevent future epidemics, an epidemiologist has said.

• Discovery suggests 40% of wild deer in US have had coronavirus

  In the northeast corner of the United States, a recent study found neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 (responsible for COVID-19) in 40 percent of all white-tailed deer that were sampled, Australian scientific news website ScienceAlert reported on Wednesday.