Some key pieces of information related the Covid-19 outbreak were published in Chinese media. Quite often these articles have now been deleted. Here is a list of pieces I translated. 1) Recording the experience of being the first to discover the novel coronavirus (see Post 1) 记录一下首次发现新型冠状病毒的经历 Source: Personal blog Author: Little Mountain Dog (小山狗), an identified employee of Vision Medicals Date: Jan 28, 2020 Takeaway: A key testimony on…

Quick working notes on sampling, testing, sequencing, isolating. Not yet finished. 1. About bats 1.a Main points The important elements to remember about bats are that: They come in many different species, some very small (too small for anal swabs). They can be insectivore or fructivore. They use a lot of energy to fly. They fly…

Research by the DRASTIC collective WARNING This presentation is about the WIV P4 lab and its advanced engineering, with some context. Please do not interpret this as suggesting that a lab leak scenario may have involved the P4. As we know, all BatCoV work in Wuhan was done in P2 and P3 labs…

Research by the DRASTIC collective WARNING This presentation is about the WIV P4 lab, its commissioning, engineering and delivery. Please do not interpret this as suggesting that a lab leak scenario may have involved the P4. As we know, all BatCoV work in Wuhan was done in P2 and P3 labs, across multiple…

Research by the DRASTIC collective 1. Bioengineering in Tianjin, China Biosafety is the conjunction of (a) well designed labs, (b) well trained researchers and lab hands and (c) correctly designed and applied processes, all under (d) the direction of a competent management. …

A study by the DRASTIC collective Overview: In 2019 in Wuhan, there were nine sites with biosafety laboratories of level 2 (BSL-2) and above, including six sites with BSL-3 laboratories and one site with a BSL-4 laboratory. This number is not abnormal for a city of about 10 million inhabitants…

A case with Springer Nature and Elsevier A short study initiated from biased publications on SARS-COV-2 origins By Rodolphe de Maistre and Gilles Demaneuf, DRASTIC collective 1. A strange editors’ note Springer Nature Editors’ note, March 2020: ‘We are aware that this story is being used as the basis for unverified theories that the novel coronavirus…

A short description by the DRASTIC collective — 1. BSL-4 labs in China (2020): built ones and projected ones The BSL-4 construction program started in China after SARS outbreak in 2003, and was motivated by a desire to fight future biological threats (natural, bio wars or terrorism). In 2004, a new standard was established GB19489–2004 “General Requirements for Laboratory Biosafety”, revised in 2008.

The Ground Truth Network (GTN) $2mln grant to EcoHealth Alliance is rather intriguing. Let’s go over it. 1.a The NBIC, the DHS and the US Intelligence Community (IC) GTN was set up under the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) which is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), all part of the US Biological Defense Program. The DHS is itself…