The Trump administration is reportedly planning to punish China after a leaked research dossier claims China intentionally hid evidence of the coronavirus outbreak while stockpiling medical supplies.

According to the intel compiled by the "Five Eyes" intelligence agency, the Chinese government purposely misled the rest of the world about the contagiousness and threat of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to the loss of over 244,600 lives across multiple nations.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleges that Beijing increased imports and decreased exports of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, in early January before it notified the World Health Organization that COVID-19 is a contagion.

Global trade data showed a massive decline in worldwide imports from China. Imports of surgical gowns, face masks, medical ventilators, and intubation kits plummeted, a likely sign of the export reduction in January.

The department also said the Chinese government denied imposing an export ban on masks and other medical equipment.


Locked Up or Gone

The 15-page research document states Chinese officials covered up news of the virus by destroying vital evidence in laboratories and refusing to provide live samples to international scientists who are working on a coronavirus vaccine. It also reveals the Chinese government silenced or "disappeared" doctors who spoke out about the pandemic.

On Chinese social media, rumors swirled about a Wuhan Institue of Virology researcher named Huang Yan Ling and her connection to the virus. According to a report by a Chinese news site, Yan Ling was the first person to be diagnosed with COVID-19, making her "patient zero."

Due to the widespread claims, the Chinese government made a statement denouncing the rumor. Yan Ling's biography and image were immediately deleted from the research institute's website. Despite claiming she was alive and well, they haven't presented a photograph or video proof.

Healthcare professionals who spoke up about the new virus were reportedly detained; their photos were splashed across the state-owned media during detention. Eight other civilians were also arrested after spreading rumors about the local outbreak online.


Coronavirus Cover-up

China ordered a sweep on search engines and social media platforms on all things and terms related to "SARS variation," "Wuhan seafood market," and "Wuhan Unknown Pneumonia" on December 31.

On January 3, China's federal health agency ordered all virus samples to be destroyed or moved to specific testing facilities. Researchers were also given a "no-publication order" on all information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Australian government also trained and financed a team of Chinese scientists. They worked in a research facility that genetically modified deadly and incurable coronaviruses.

The intel featured the team, led by scientist Shi Zhengli, and their work on discovering samples of the virus from a cave in the Yunnan province. The samples were said to bear a striking genetic similarity to COVID-19. They allegedly researched synthesizing a bat-derived coronavirus that had no existing treatment.

Scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology team worked in the CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory. They research deadly pathogens found in live bats. The study is part of an ongoing partnership between the CSIRO and the Chinese government-the studies are still conducted to this day despite concerns about risks.

It's estimated Dr. Shi has at least 50 virus samples in her laboratory. The samples are said to be a 96 percent genetic match to COVID-19. While she insists that none of the genetic sequences of COVID-19 matched the samples in her lab, the international intelligence agencies are now monitoring her laboratory.


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