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Experts in UK, Italy dismiss lab rumors, stress novel coronavirus evolved through natural means

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London, UK - May 2, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Empty street scenery, traffic

London, UK - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Jones, Virologist, University of Reading:
"My view is very clear. It did not come from the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory. And the reason for that is the genetic sequence of the virus has been determined and it's quite clearly an animal virus. If it had been an engineered virus, it would have some marks which showed the points which engineering had been done. But that is not the case. The virus is very typically an animal virus. And the second reason is this zonotic event has happened before. It happens with influenza virus regularly."

London, UK - May 2, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Buildings

London, UK - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Jones, Virologist, University of Reading:
"This happened many times. Just we are unlucky this time. The virus could transfer from person to person and has going on to cause the pandemic. So it's no doubt the virus is zonotic transfer from an animal reservoir, originally the bats, probably via some inter-media. It did not come from the Wuhan laboratory."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of traffic on road

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"I am sure that the origin of the novel coronavirus must come from the nature, as both the data in the database and case studies show that the virus is a result of natural evolution."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Light rail train entering station
8. Passengers getting of train

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"We jointly faced the virus that invaded humans. Many infection cases were asymptomatic or the symptoms were not obvious, and the transmission of the virus was hidden during the winter flu epidemic. According to the research data of Lombardy, at least since January 26, there had been more than a thousand cases in several provinces in the region. At that time, the virus had spread quietly and people were not aware of and paid no attention to it. It was not until the region saw many severely infected patients that people found the tip of a huge iceberg hidden under the water."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, traffic on road

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"I have seen the real assistance provided by China. China shared information and experience with Italy, and also provided medical supplies and personal protective articles. Countries across the world have been hit by the pandemic. I hope that such a model of global anti-epidemic cooperation can build more confidence for transparency and information sharing in scientific research."

FILE: Milan, Italy - March 25, 2020 (Regional Government of Tuscany - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Officials, medical workers standing behind boxes of medical supplies
13. Words in Italian reading "Everything will be fine"

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Virologists from Britain and Italy have confirmed their views that the novel coronavirus originated through natural means rather than being made in a laboratory as some unsubstantiated reports have claimed.

Ian Jones, Virologist with the University of Reading, appreciated China's efforts in fighting against the novel coronavirus, and said China has carried out the right and effective actions after confirming the severity of the virus.

In response to the rumor that the novel coronavirus was somehow made in a laboratory in China's Wuhan, Jones made it clear that this was scientifically impossible during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday.

"My view is very clear. It did not come from the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory. And the reason for that is that the genetic sequence of the virus has been determined and it's quite clearly an animal virus. If it had been an engineered virus, it would have some marks which showed the points at which engineering had been done. But that is not the case. The virus is very typically an animal virus. And the second reason is that this zoonotic event has happened before. It happens with influenza viruses quite regularly," said Jones.

"This happened many times. It's just we were unlucky this time that the virus could transfer from person to person and has gone on to cause the pandemic. So there's no doubt the virus is a zoonotic transfer from an animal reservoir, originally the bat, probably via some intermediate [host]. It did not come from the Wuhan laboratory," he added.

Fabrizio Pregliasco,a virologist at the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health of the University of Milan, also stressed that the novel coronavirus originated from a natural source. He said the claim that the novel coronavirus came from a laboratory is purely rumor, and has no basis in fact.

"I am sure that the origin of the novel coronavirus must come from the nature, as both the data in the database and case studies show that the virus is a result of natural evolution," said Pregliasco.

Pregliasco said it took time to discover the novel coronavirus and carry out scientific researches, and any conclusion must be drawn based on facts.

"We jointly faced the virus that invaded humans. Many infection cases were asymptomatic or the symptoms were not obvious, and the transmission of the virus was hidden during the winter flu epidemic. According to the research data of Lombardy, at least since January 26, there had been more than a thousand cases in several provinces in the region. At that time, the virus had spread quietly and people were not aware of and paid no attention to it. It was not until the region saw many severely infected patients that people found the tip of a huge iceberg hidden under the water," said Pregliasco.

Pregliasco was impressed by the open and transparent attitude held by the Chinese government throughout the anti-epidemic actions in the country. He said that China's high efficiency, mobility and social mobilization capabilities during the epidemic prevention and control process, as well as the Chinese people's collective spirit of fighting the epidemic are very valuable.

"I have seen the real assistance provided by China. China shared information and experience with Italy, and also provided medical supplies and personal protective articles. Countries across the world have been hit by the pandemic. I hope that such a model of global anti-epidemic cooperation can build more confidence for transparency and information sharing in scientific research," said Pregliasco.

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UK/Italy-Coronavirus/Origin

Experts in UK, Italy dismiss lab rumors, stress novel coronavirus evolved through natural means

Dateline : May 5, 2020/Recent/File

Location : United Kingdom Italy

Duration : 3'29

  • English
  • Français
  • العربية
  • Español


London, UK - May 2, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Empty street scenery, traffic

London, UK - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Jones, Virologist, University of Reading:
"My view is very clear. It did not come from the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory. And the reason for that is the genetic sequence of the virus has been determined and it's quite clearly an animal virus. If it had been an engineered virus, it would have some marks which showed the points which engineering had been done. But that is not the case. The virus is very typically an animal virus. And the second reason is this zonotic event has happened before. It happens with influenza virus regularly."

London, UK - May 2, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Buildings

London, UK - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Jones, Virologist, University of Reading:
"This happened many times. Just we are unlucky this time. The virus could transfer from person to person and has going on to cause the pandemic. So it's no doubt the virus is zonotic transfer from an animal reservoir, originally the bats, probably via some inter-media. It did not come from the Wuhan laboratory."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of traffic on road

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"I am sure that the origin of the novel coronavirus must come from the nature, as both the data in the database and case studies show that the virus is a result of natural evolution."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Light rail train entering station
8. Passengers getting of train

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"We jointly faced the virus that invaded humans. Many infection cases were asymptomatic or the symptoms were not obvious, and the transmission of the virus was hidden during the winter flu epidemic. According to the research data of Lombardy, at least since January 26, there had been more than a thousand cases in several provinces in the region. At that time, the virus had spread quietly and people were not aware of and paid no attention to it. It was not until the region saw many severely infected patients that people found the tip of a huge iceberg hidden under the water."

Rome, Italy - May 4, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, traffic on road

Milan, Italy - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabrizio Pregliasco, Virologist, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan:
"I have seen the real assistance provided by China. China shared information and experience with Italy, and also provided medical supplies and personal protective articles. Countries across the world have been hit by the pandemic. I hope that such a model of global anti-epidemic cooperation can build more confidence for transparency and information sharing in scientific research."

FILE: Milan, Italy - March 25, 2020 (Regional Government of Tuscany - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Officials, medical workers standing behind boxes of medical supplies
13. Words in Italian reading "Everything will be fine"


Virologists from Britain and Italy have confirmed their views that the novel coronavirus originated through natural means rather than being made in a laboratory as some unsubstantiated reports have claimed.

Ian Jones, Virologist with the University of Reading, appreciated China's efforts in fighting against the novel coronavirus, and said China has carried out the right and effective actions after confirming the severity of the virus.

In response to the rumor that the novel coronavirus was somehow made in a laboratory in China's Wuhan, Jones made it clear that this was scientifically impossible during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday.

"My view is very clear. It did not come from the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory. And the reason for that is that the genetic sequence of the virus has been determined and it's quite clearly an animal virus. If it had been an engineered virus, it would have some marks which showed the points at which engineering had been done. But that is not the case. The virus is very typically an animal virus. And the second reason is that this zoonotic event has happened before. It happens with influenza viruses quite regularly," said Jones.

"This happened many times. It's just we were unlucky this time that the virus could transfer from person to person and has gone on to cause the pandemic. So there's no doubt the virus is a zoonotic transfer from an animal reservoir, originally the bat, probably via some intermediate [host]. It did not come from the Wuhan laboratory," he added.

Fabrizio Pregliasco,a virologist at the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health of the University of Milan, also stressed that the novel coronavirus originated from a natural source. He said the claim that the novel coronavirus came from a laboratory is purely rumor, and has no basis in fact.

"I am sure that the origin of the novel coronavirus must come from the nature, as both the data in the database and case studies show that the virus is a result of natural evolution," said Pregliasco.

Pregliasco said it took time to discover the novel coronavirus and carry out scientific researches, and any conclusion must be drawn based on facts.

"We jointly faced the virus that invaded humans. Many infection cases were asymptomatic or the symptoms were not obvious, and the transmission of the virus was hidden during the winter flu epidemic. According to the research data of Lombardy, at least since January 26, there had been more than a thousand cases in several provinces in the region. At that time, the virus had spread quietly and people were not aware of and paid no attention to it. It was not until the region saw many severely infected patients that people found the tip of a huge iceberg hidden under the water," said Pregliasco.

Pregliasco was impressed by the open and transparent attitude held by the Chinese government throughout the anti-epidemic actions in the country. He said that China's high efficiency, mobility and social mobilization capabilities during the epidemic prevention and control process, as well as the Chinese people's collective spirit of fighting the epidemic are very valuable.

"I have seen the real assistance provided by China. China shared information and experience with Italy, and also provided medical supplies and personal protective articles. Countries across the world have been hit by the pandemic. I hope that such a model of global anti-epidemic cooperation can build more confidence for transparency and information sharing in scientific research," said Pregliasco.

ID : 8142254

Published : 2020-05-06 14:40

Last Modified : 2020-05-06 19:30:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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