US curbs virus research Trump blamed for Covid pandemic

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States on Tuesday released a new policy curtailing funding for a form of biological research President Donald Trump’s administration says caused the Covid-19 pandemic through a lab leak in China. READ: No direct evidence Covid started in Wuhan lab – US intelligence report Under the new policy, the United States will halt funding in certain countries for so-called “gain-of-function” experiments, which are aimed at enhancing the properties of pathogens with the intention of better predicting emerging infectious diseases and supporting the development of treatments, including vaccines. The policy jointly announced Tuesday by the US State […]...

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