Covid origin 'likely' China lab incident, FBI chief says

The head of the FBI in the United States has said that the coronavirus pandemic is "most likely" to have emerged from a “Chinese government-controlled lab”.

Speaking to Fox News, Christopher Wray said: "the FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident".

It is the first public confirmation of the FBI's classified judgement of how the pandemic virus emerged, but many scientists point out that there is no evidence that it leaked from a lab.

The White House has said there is no consensus across the US government on the origins.