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Washington Examiner: Chinese Foreign Ministry calls for Wuhan Institute of Virology to be awarded Nobel Prize
The Chinese Foreign Ministry is calling for the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is at the center of controversy over the coronavirus pandemic’s origin, to be awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine.
“The award is mainly given to individuals or research groups who have made or demonstrated significant achievements in the past five years ... China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed at Thursday’s press conference that scientists working at the WIV should be awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine, rather than being blamed for being the first to discover the gene sequence of the novel coronavirus,” said a report from Chinese state media.
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WNU Editor: this push for a Nobel Prize comes after The Wuhan Institute Of Virology was nominated for china;s top scientific prize .... Wuhan Institute of Virology listed as candidate for Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of CAS (Global Times). More here .... 'Covid lab leak' Wuhan Institute of Virology is nominated for China's top science award – with special praise for 'bat woman' scientist (Daily Mail).
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