US Government Restarts Controversial Wuhan Lab Research Grant.

The US government has renewed a grant for EcoHealth Alliance, a research organization with ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, to continue its work on "bat-origin coronaviruses." The grant, which was terminated shortly after the pandemic broke out in 2020, will provide $568,370 per year for the next four years. EcoHealth has committed not to subcontract work to China, collect new virus samples from the wild, or engage in any "gain of function" research. The decision is expected to spark debate in the US Congress and beyond.