Washington, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Trump orders curb on virus research he blames for Covid pandemic

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2025-05-06

US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered new limitations on a form of biological research his administration says caused the Covid-19 pandemic through a lab leak in China. The United States will halt funding in certain countries for so-called "gain-of-function" experiments -- aimed at enhancing the properties of pathogens -- according to an executive order Trump signed Monday at the White House. "There's no laboratory that's immune from leaks......

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