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UTMB a letter in April 2020 noting the Galveston National Laboratory had “substantial contractual relations” with the Wuhan lab. The Education Department asked for “all records” related to the Wuhan lab, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, or “bat lady” Shi Zhengli.in November 2020 it was concluding its investigation, adding that the lab's activities"warrant continued heightened vigilance.”in April 2020.
“I can say that this was a brand-new laboratory that was working at a level of biocontainment that they had not worked at in the past, so it’s not surprising that they don’t have a whole lot of people with experience in it,” LeDuc added. “It’s all speculation that the lab was involved and I think it’s very appropriate that people look into this because that’s where some of the work is done, but the timeline doesn’t make sense.
Yuan told Chinese state television at the time that “there is absolutely no way that the virus originated from our institute.”
While I do believe the virus was man made and originated in the Wuhan lab, I don't think this agreement is nefarious. Seems like a run of the mill confidentiality agreement that would safeguard intellectual property.