Is it true that the United States Funds Covid-19 Engineering in Wuhan?

JAKARTA – Rumors circulated claiming that the United States funded the engineering of the virus that caused it Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2 in the lab of Wuhan, China. It is believed that the document was leaked and is currently being picked up by a number of national media. So what are the facts?

Health Expert and Covid-19 Volunteer Doctor, dr. Muhamad Fajri Adda’i through his personal Instagram account @dr.fajriaddai, explained that the document was a research collaboration between researchers in the United States and China, to monitor what caused SARS-CoV-2 in 2003-2006.

The researchers were looking for points of the virus that were potentially dangerous and could cause potential harm outbreak come back. In addition there is also information about the program about EID-Search.

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The EID-Search program is a program that monitors regions in Southeast Asia, so that when there is a potential for new viruses to emerge, they can be monitored more closely and strictly so that they do not spread again as they are now.

The third information is that the genetic material similarity with the first SARS-CoV with the SARS-CoV-2 that is currently spreading is not the same. There is a 25% difference.

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The point is, Covid-19 is not engineering. Covid-19 really exists and emerging, and can mutate. Therefore, the public is advised not to easily believe in hoaxes.

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