If the virus origins are eventually shown to confirm the lab leak theory, China must be held to account. Reparations seems like a good first step. But, it's going to be hard to prove without the full cooperation and transparency of China that's so far missing.
"The trouble with this hypothesis is that Chinese researchers have not succeeded in finding a “direct progenitor” of this virus in any animal they’ve looked at. Liang said China had tested 50,000 animal specimens, including 1,100 bats in Hubei province, where Wuhan is located. But no luck: a matching virus still hasn’t been found."
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