German Intelligence Suggests COVID-19 Originated from Wuhan Lab Accident

The BND's findings from 2020, withheld by two German administrations, estimate an 80-95% likelihood of a lab incident causing the pandemic.

The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) concluded in 2020 that the COVID-19 virus likely originated from a laboratory accident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
The findings were based on an intelligence operation named 'Saaremaa,' which gathered data on risky experiments and lab safety violations in Wuhan.
The BND's assessment, estimating an 80-95% probability of a lab origin, was kept under wraps by both the Merkel and Scholz administrations, sparking criticism from political figures in Germany.
External experts, including prominent virologist Christian Drosten and the Robert Koch Institute president, are currently reviewing the BND's findings, with no final conclusions yet released.
The Chinese government has limited international investigations into the virus's origins, complicating efforts by the World Health Organization and other entities to uncover definitive evidence.