The comments contradict US intelligence agencies, who say the coronavirus does not appear to be man-made or genetically modified.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo claims there is a „significant amount of evidence“ that COVID-19 came from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
The comments, which echo those of Donald Trump three days ago, contradict a statement from US intelligence agencies this week saying COVID-19 did not appear to be man-made or genetically modified.
Neither President Trump nor his secretary of state have produced any evidence.
During an interview with ABC’s This Week, Mr Pompeo said: „There is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan.
„The best experts so far seem to think it was man-made.
