Wouldn't it make a lot of sense to locate a bat born Corona virus research center in a region with a lot of bat born Corona viruses?
I assure you this is very uncomfortable information for me and I was horrified while reading it because I didn't want to believe it. It's especially alarming to me because I'm concerned about the geopolitical implications of people in nations like India gradually realizing this.
I am not foolish enough to make conclusions yet because I do believe it's too early but as of now the likelihood of origin has shifted strongly in favor of an accidental lab escape. The animal transmission model via nature simply requires numerous highly improbable events for it to be the culprit. This doesn't rule it out it's simply makes it a lower probability of occurrence.