Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Shi Zhengli worried about laboratory virus leakage

Reporter : Zhong Gusheng
Editor : Ming Xuan
Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television
Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/04/28/a102834069.html
Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
                                 / KUCINTA SETIA

Image : The picture shows Shi Zhengli's speech at Shanghai Jiaotong University in November 2018. (Web image)


International media focused on the origin of the virus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the disease COVID-19, and the P4 laboratory of Wuhan Institute of Viology has attracted much attention. A few days ago, French media again questioned that the virus may have leaked from the laboratory, and mentioned that when the epidemic broke out in Wuhan last year, Shi Zhengli of Wuhan P4 Laboratory was once in anxiety and fear, claiming to have not closed her eyes for several nights.

The French newspaper Le Monde reported on 25 April 2020 that Shi Zhengli, the Head of the virus infection center of the P4 laboratory, had repeatedly recalled each of her research, every action, and kept asking herself if the virus leaked out from the laboratory. Shi Zhengli once told a reporter from the the American monthly Science, "This really messed my mind and I could not close my eyes."

Le Monde said that Shi Zhengli is not well-known abroad, but she is well-known in China because she is good at researching bats. She is called "bat woman" by mainland Chinese media.

The report also mentioned that there are multiple virus laboratories in Wuhan, and Shi Zhengli's research requires laboratories with P3 and P4 security levels. Among them, the P4 laboratory is located about 30 kilometres southwest of Wuhan. It is a light gray bunker, with towers and office buildings on the sides and woods behind. The address is difficult to find. Both the official website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Google Maps incorrectly locate it in the old virus research institute near East Lake.

The report said that in addition to Shi Zhengli, US diplomatic officials visited the Wuhan P4 laboratory in 2018 and were worried about the safety of the laboratory. The US believes that there is a lack of properly trained researchers and investigators there.

However, it was first suspected that the Chinese leaked the CCP virus in the laboratory. Starting from the low in January this year, Chinese netizens began to suspect the P4 laboratory and the Wuhan Center for Disease Control Center near the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan. The latter's security level is low, and its researcher Tian Junhua's video of capturing bats in caves was once circulating on the Internet. The China media also publicly admitted that people are easily infected by bat viruses when catching bats.

Cui Yongyuan, a former CCTV host in China, launched a 10-day poll on Twitter. Of the 10,000 people who answered, 51% believed that the CCP virus was accidentally leaked from the laboratory, and 24% thought it was intentionally spread. 12% of people think it is natural. In addition, the Chinese Communist Party also made major decisions, including sending military biological and chemical weapons major general Chen Wei to Wuhan at the end of January to take over the P4 laboratory.

The report said that about six people in Wuhan’s P4 laboratory had gone to the Laboratoire Jean-Mérieux laboratory in Lyon, France, for a three-week training, including thousands of exercises in diving suits to breathe, calculate movements, cut or link the gas supply valve. Before starting the experiment every time, be careful to avoid forgetting safety procedures. The Wuhan P4 laboratory, which is a Sino-French cooperation, also has multiple decompression air locks, which must be opened by a card reading system. There is also an anti-fouling shower at the exit.

The report also mentioned that there are a large number of students in and out of the Wuhan P4 laboratory, where researchers sometimes bring 20 students at the same time, while a French researcher can bring up to 3 students.

French neuroscientist Gernan Alexis Génin said that China’s scientific research projects are not transparent and sometimes do not comply with scientific medical ethics, which may lead to deviations. Moreover, in the pursuit of high productivity, many young researchers take turns to do experiments, which will increase the risk of operation errors and infection.

The report also mentioned that because of concerns about the risk of biological pollution, the French medical community often has reservations. However, the CCP is very fanatical. Its primary task of scientific research is to serve as a so-called "nationally powerful" tool. Therefore, laboratories in all research fields in China are competing.

In China, there are many people who study bat coronaviruses. One of the research priorities of Shi Zhengli and her team is to reinvent the virus and make them more contagious. CCP experts claim that the purpose of this is the so-called "test treatment".

Ref:
Shi Zhengli : Unexpact SARS-like coronavirus cross-species infection will occur in Wuhanhttps://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/03/shi-zhengli-unexpect-that-sars-like.html



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