First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’
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Zhang Yongzhen stages sit-in protest, as government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak

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Zhang Yongzhen, a virologist, said in an online post on Monday that he and his team had been given a sudden eviction notice from their lab, and guards had barred him from entering it over the weekend. The post, published on Weibo, was later deleted, Associated Press (AP) reported.

Zhang has been sitting outside the lab since Sunday. Photos posted online show a man purported to be Zhang sleeping on the ground.

Zhang published his scientific findings about Covid-19 without government approval in January 2020. He and his team have since been subject to a series of setbacks, demotions and oustings, of which the eviction appears to be the latest.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    When that sequence was received by the west in January, it took 6 days to formulate the mRNA requirement. The rest of the year was taken to make sure it was safe. This guy was very important, and I hope this doesn’t dissuade others. But, that’s why China did it.