Claim: Scientists believe that coronavirus may have come from bats in a Chinese research facility.
Fact-check: There's no evidence that the 2019 coronavirus originated in a Chinese government laboratory - Full Fact
Verdict: two chinese scientists have published an article suggesting that the 2019 coronavirus outbreak could have originated from bats in a laboratory in wuhan. however, apart from maps showing the proximity of laboratories, they offer no evidence to prove this.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-02-17T00:00:00