State Dept. was steered away from coronavirus origins probe, ex-officials say

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State Department was steered away from coronavirus origins probe, ex-officials say
State Department leaders were warned not to pursue an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, former department officials told Fox News on Thursday.

The concern was that a probe would bring attention to U.S. funding of research at the Wuhan institute from which the virus may have escaped.

Vanity Fair reported…