The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ordered the destruction of COVID-19 samples, according to an order dated January 3, 2020 obtained by the United States Right to Know (USRTK).

of order obtained The USRTK has repeatedly recommended collection of materials and samples related to pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Pneumonia can be result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. Pneumonia was treated as a higher level threat and considered according to the “highly pathogenic organisms” protocol. Entities that were subject to the order prior to the announcement: instructed “straight away” destruction Collect the sample on the spot or send it to a storage facility designated by the government. ” according to report.

“Early viral sequences are key to piecing together the SARS-CoV-2 family tree and unraveling how the pandemic began, but due to early and ongoing data censorship and destruction, they are critical. Much of the information remains out of reach,” the USRTK report said. Said.

We have obtained classified notices sent by the Chinese government to laboratories ordering them to hand over virus samples under the guise of “biosafety” or destroy them on the spot.

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Opinions not “scientifically verified and considered” were reportedly prohibited from being disseminated to the general public. According to the USRTK, the order states that “no agency or individual shall release relevant information to the outside world without authorization.”

The USRTK said it did not specify penalties for non-compliance with the restrictions, but the order outlined that the commission would “increase law enforcement scrutiny” and “toughen up” violators. ing.

Pandemic-related policies, including the origins of the novel coronavirus, have been the subject of multiple investigations by the House Oversight Committee. U.S. health officials allegedly spread disinformation in the following ways: proximal origin The paper sought to discredit the lab leak theory, according to a memo from the House Special Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. (Related: ‘State Department does little’: Democrat Rep. Brad Sherman blames Biden administration for origin of coronavirus

In 2023, after the pandemic ended, the WHO accused China of lying about the novel coronavirus, its effects, and its origins. saying The WHO said it “continues to closely monitor the situation in the People’s Republic of China”. In the absence of reliable preliminary data, experts had difficulty establishing human-to-human transmission of COVID-19.