The claim that the virus was artificial is pretty much toast at this point based on multiple criteria. For a overview of the pro and con arguments see
Yee, Shermaine et al. “SARS-COV-2 as an artificial creation: scientific arguments and counterarguments.” Journal of medicine and life vol. 14,1 (2021): 118-120. doi:10.25122/jml-2020-0175
free access at
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...ef-list-1title
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