Senator Tom Cotton has reignited a debate on suspicions that coronavirus is an artificial creation in a lab.

Sen. Cotton claims that Wuhan based Cellular Level Biosafety Level 4 lab is the starting point of Coronavirus spread. This labor is a high-level operational security facility for research on dangerous pathogens. The lab is near the food market, where the first infections are said to originate.

Cotton wants a further investigation on the possible connection of the virus spread and Chinas sole biosafety level 4 super laboratory. He told Fox News that he does not have evidence to support his claim but relates it to chase the government’s dishonesty and duplicity from the start of the outbreak. There have been claims that the communist party had silenced doctors from revealing the existence of coronavirus.

Coronavirus is a family of viruses causing illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe diseases like Middle East Respiratory Severe (MERS) and Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). They transmit between animals and people, although several Coronaviruses circulate in animals without infecting humans.

Coronavirus is from a Latin word corona that means a crown or halo. The appearance of the virus resembles a solar corona when it is under an electron microscope. The name that researchers gave to the type of coronavirus that Chinese authorities identified on January 7, 2020, is COVID-19. It has become more deadly since it is the first time for identification in human beings. The information available about it is minimal, although there is confirmation of human to human transmission.

COVID-19 is very deadly as it has spread widely in China, and reports of infection are coming from other countries. Below are the reasons why coronavirus is deadly.

Coronavirus is a viral disease that researchers believe began in the food market at Wuhan City in China. The fast spread is mostly due to limited information regarding the infection. The virus spreads from person to person when people are nearby within about 6 feet. Respiratory droplets from a person with a virus or touching contaminated surfaces contribute to spreading.

Scientists have beyond the mystery trying to assess the reasons contributing to widespread infection from the epicenter to other cities in China and other countries.Below are some of the reasons for the fast spread from Wuhan.

Concealment by Government 

The Chinese government is more transparent about coronavirus that it was about SARs infection, but critics have concerns about a late announcement. The late acknowledgment delayed human intervention. A few doctors, according to Yaxue Cao founder and of ChinaChange.org political pressure group, discussed the threat of a potential outbreak in early December 2019.

A post by a Wuhan doctor in a WeChat group communicated the discovery of seven cases of infection connected to the seafood market. At the time, they thought it was SARS. The doctor had to retract his post after scolding the communist party disciplinary office. The report further reveals that Wuhan health authorities had overnight meetings about the “new type SARS” during the last days of December.

Golden Princess is the largest Melbourne based cruise ship that spends its time between Asia, Australia, and South Pacific .it has recently become a talking point for wrong reasons after the passengers and crew got coronavirus on board. It was put on quarantine for 14 days until February 19, 2020.

The quarantine became necessary after, at last, 542 out of 3,711 passengers and crew tested positive for coronavirus as of February 4, 2020. The high number of infections made the ship becomes the most infections site outside the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the infection began.

Purpose of quarantine

The reason for quarantine is that a passenger disembarked from the ship in Hong Kong on Jan 25, 2020, got ill and tested positive for Covid-19. Golden Princess was docked at Yokohama, Japan, for the period of containment before any passenger or crew members could leave.

Passengers had to stay in their cabins throughout the confinement. Crew members were the only lifeline for passengers when they require anything. The crew delivers the food, water, medication, towels, and anything a passenger might require.