Intel from US allies suggest it is 'highly unlikely' the coronavirus came from a Chinese lab and 'highly likely' that it was 'naturally occurring'

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• Intel from US allies said it is "highly likely" that the coronavirus was "naturally occurring," and not made in a Chinese lab.
• The information was passed among the Five Eyes alliance consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
• "We think it's highly unlikely it was an accident," a Western diplomatic official with knowledge of the intel told CNN. "It is highly likely it was naturally occurring and that the human infection was from natural human and animal interaction."
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Intelligence from US allies suggests it is more likely that the coronavirus came from natural origins, not from a Chinese lab, CNN reported.

"We think it's highly unlikely it was an accident," a Western official with knowledge of the intel told CNN. "It is highly likely it was naturally occurring and that the human infection was from natural human and animal interaction."

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