COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya STORYLINE: International experts have said that the COVID-19 origins tracing is a matter of science, which should not be politicized by the U.S. The U.S. Senate passed the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 about 10 days ago, which says that the COVID-19 pandemic may have originated in China. However, Director of the U.S. National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday noted that there is not a consensus among the U.S. intelligence community on whether or not the outbreak is a result of a lab leak or natural exposure to an infected animal. Besides, Polish virologist Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska recently said in an interview that the COVID "lab leak" theory rehashed by the U.S. Department of Energy and FBI is sensation-see