The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that sent America into lockdown may have escaped from a U.S.-funded Chinese lab in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to mounting evidence.
Suspicion has focused on the activities of Shi Zhengli, lead virologist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a figure known as China's 'Bat Woman', who has consistently produced research on whether or not coronaviruses can jump from one species to another.
In 2015, Shi and her team confirmed that a SARS-like coronavirus could possibly jump from bats to humans.
Shi began warning of the possibility of a SARS-like coronavirus outbreak in China, which she said was "highly likely".
When news of a new SARS-like coronavirus started spreading on the Internet in China at the end of 2019, a massive wave of Chinese social media traffic blamed Shi for the outbreak, which many speculated had emerged from her lab.
By February 2020, Shi had been forced by the attention to deny any connection to the outbreak, expressing her relief that a thorough search of her lab had revealed no leak.
Shi released a statement which read: "The 2019 novel coronavirus is nature's punishment for humans' uncivilized life habits. I, Shi Zhengli, use my life to guarantee, [the virus] has no relation with the lab."
This short book explores the evidence to support the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, leaked from Shi's lab, the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.
The book also discusses various American sources of funding for Shi's lab, including her 15-year partnership with Peter Daszak and the EcoHealth Alliance, based in Manhattan.
