Complex sentence: The editor in chief of "Virology Journal" originally commented that the submission underwent standard peer review, and was recommended to be accepted after modification by both reviewers, but later apologized for the publication of the article and announced that it will be retracted.
Split into simpler sentences: The editor in chief of "Virology Journal" has commented that the submission underwent standard peer review, and was recommended to be accepted after modification by both reviewers. In the next comment the editor apologized for the publication of the article and announced that it will be retracted.