Chinese scientists have said the virus, which has killed more than 138,700 people worldwide, was likely transmitted to humans late last year at a Wuhan 'wet market' that slaughtered exotic animals.
This handout satellite image released on March 5, 2020 by Maxar Technologies shows Wuhan Avenue, in Wuhan, China, on October 17, 2019.
He did not reject the reports and said that the United States knew that the Wuhan laboratory"contained highly contagious materials.""In countries that are open and transparent, they have the ability to control and keep them safe and they allow outside observers in to make sure all the processes and procedures are right," Pompeo said.
Trump, who has faced wide criticism at home for his handling of the pandemic that has killed more than 30,000 people in the United States, has repeatedly blamed China and the World Health Organization.
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