The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

The intelligence agency says it has a “low confidence” in its new finding, but this is further than it has ever gone in pinpointing the origin of a virus that killed millions worldwide.

The CIA now considers a lab leak in China as the more likely origin of COVID-19, while maintaining "low confidence" in its conclusion. The agency's assessment relies on new analysis of intelligence, including the virus's spread,