{"id":66430,"date":"2024-01-08T07:21:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=66430"},"modified":"2024-01-08T07:21:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:21:16","slug":"report-lab-leaks-have-increased-by-50-since-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=66430","title":{"rendered":"Report: Lab Leaks Have Increased By 50% Since COVID Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Report: Lab Leaks Have Increased By 50% Since COVID Pandemic<\/a><\/h3>\n
\u201cThe apparent lab leaks in the UK alone show we are all sitting on a ticking time bomb.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Telegraph\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that it has found a FIFTY PERCENT increase in leaks and accidents at laboratories in the UK since the outbreak of COVID in 2020, warning of \u201cpotentially catastrophic consequences\u201d in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report notes that a Freedom of Information Act request sent to all British universities, government research bodies and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yielded results showing that \u201cdozens of dangerous viruses and bacteria including anthrax, rabies and Mers (Middle East respiratory syndrome) are being stored close to large populations, potentially placing citizens at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation also found that since January 2020, there have been 156 reports of lab leaks or accidents, around 42 per year. That is a rise of 50 per cent on the years between January 2010 and December 2019, when 286 incidents were recorded in total, approximately 28 per year.<\/p>\n

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