CIA shifts stance on origin of COVID-19, says 'It likely leaked from a lab in China'

US' spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has shifted its official stance on the origin of COVID-19, saying that the virus was "more likely" leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals. The CIA continues to assess both origin scenarios as plausible and will evaluate any available intelligence reporting, it said. This comes after John Ratcliffe became CIA Director.