{"product_id":"wuhan-plague-may-have-leaked-foster-wollen-9798851466731","title":"Wuhan Plague May Have Leaked From US-Funded Chinese Lab","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that sent America into lockdown may have escaped from a U.S.-funded Chinese lab in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to mounting evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicion has focused on the activities of Shi Zhengli, lead virologist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a figure known as China's 'Bat Woman', who has consistently produced research on whether or not coronaviruses can jump from one species to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Shi and her team confirmed that a SARS-like coronavirus could possibly jump from bats to humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShi began warning of the possibility of a SARS-like coronavirus outbreak in China, which she said was \"highly likely\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen news of a new SARS-like coronavirus started spreading on the Internet in China at the end of 2019, a massive wave of Chinese social media traffic blamed Shi for the outbreak, which many speculated had emerged from her lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy February 2020, Shi had been forced by the attention to deny any connection to the outbreak, expressing her relief that a thorough search of her lab had revealed no leak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShi released a statement which read: \"The 2019 novel coronavirus is nature's punishment for humans' uncivilized life habits. I, Shi Zhengli, use my life to guarantee, [the virus] has no relation with the lab.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short book explores the evidence to support the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, leaked from Shi's lab, the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also discusses various American sources of funding for Shi's lab, including her 15-year partnership with Peter Daszak and the EcoHealth Alliance, based in Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Foster Wollen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798851466731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Foster Wollen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852112638207,"sku":"9798851466731","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wuhan-plague-may-have-leaked-foster-wollen-9798851466731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}