Wuhan13 Mar 2025German spy agency 'believed Covid likely started in lab'China denies German media reports of an assessment carried out by spying agency BND in 2020 supporting the theory.13 Mar 202519 Sep 2024Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market originsA team of scientists say it is "beyond reasonable doubt" the Covid pandemic started with infected animals.19 Sep 202422 May 2024Chinese blogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown is freeZhang Zhan spent four years in jail after providing critical coverage of the response to Covid-19.22 May 202416 May 2024Worry as Wuhan blogger's release remains unclearZhang Zhan's condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail.16 May 202414 May 2024China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdownZhang Zhan had been in jail for four years for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".14 May 202424 Jun 2023Intelligence report says US split on Covid originsA declassified report finds no direct evidence the virus came from a lab, but adds it can't be ruled out.24 Jun 202330 May 2023Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out Covid lab leakThe man who led China's pandemic response says inquiries into its origins should consider everything.30 May 20232 May 2023Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jailFang Bin was one of several "citizen journalists" who reported from the epicentre of the pandemic.2 May 202325 Mar 2023Have we found the 'animal origin' of Covid?Genetic data released by China three years after it was gathered has provided 'the best evidence' of how the pandemic started, scientists say.25 Mar 2023...