In what may be the first known case of a lab-acquired infection with the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, a senior scientist was infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a prestigious laboratory in Beijing in early 2020, according to virologists’ emails obtained by U.S. Right to Know. The National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (NIVDC), … Senior Chinese scientist acquired SARS-CoV-2 in lab infection accident, virologist says