The director of Wuhan’s P-4 laboratory claimed, at a press conference on July 22, that reliable safety measures were in place when the outbreak began; yet his previous publications and recently revealed email records indicate the lab had ongoing safety issues. Yuan Zhiming, director of the National Biosafety Laboratory, sent emails to an American professional…

The director of Wuhan’s P-4 laboratory at the center of intense speculation over its role in causing the pandemic had previously raised concern about security in China’s highest-level bio labs. Just months before the outbreak, Yuan Zhiming, director of the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory, published an article on safety deficiencies occurring in Chinese biolabs. Several years…