Early 2018: Wuhan & US scientists propose inserting novel cleavage sites into novel SARS-like viruses in the lab.
— Alina Chan (@Ayjchan) April 5, 2022
Late 2019: Novel SARS-like virus with novel cleavage site is detected in Wuhan.
Early 2020: WIV manuscripts fail to take note of the virus' novel cleavage site.