Dr. Guillaume Poliquin at the Canada-China Relations Committee

On June 14th, 2021. See this statement in context.

June 14th, 2021 / 8:40 p.m.

Acting Vice-President, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada

Thank you, Mr. Chair and member, for the question.

I would like to be categorical that coronaviruses are not at all related to the Ebola virus; nor are they related to henipaviruses. They are not in any way related, and one cannot be used to generate the other. That is a biological fact.

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