China "manufactured" the COVID-19 Virus???

Intelligent, qualified scientists think not! 

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52318539

A US study of the coronavirus genome published in March* found no signs that it had been engineered. "By comparing the available genome sequence data for known coronavirus strains, we can firmly determine that SARS-CoV-2 originated through natural processes," said co-author Kristian Andersen, from Scripps Research, said at the time.

*New Coronavirus Wasn't Made in a Lab, Genomic Study Shows
March 18, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-18/new-coronavirus-wasnt-made-in-a-lab-genomic-study-shows

WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Despite internet rumors to the contrary, the new coronavirus arose from natural causes and was not concocted in a lab, according to scientists who conducted a detailed genomic examination of the virus.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 illness, shows zero evidence of being artificially engineered, reported a team who published their findings March 17 in Nature Medicine.

"By comparing the available genome sequence data for known coronavirus strains, we can firmly determine that SARS-CoV-2 originated through natural processes," study co-author Kristian Andersen, an associate professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps Research, said in an institute news release.

The research was a collaborative, international effort: Andersen was joined by scientists from Columbia University in New York City, the University of Sydney in Australia, and Tulane University in New Orleans.