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Yes, I was among those who originally thought that the presence of the biolab in Wuhan was too significant to be a coincidence, but, in addition to the medical arguments you make, the fact that Xi focused on his economic model as he consolidated his control over the Chinese Communist Party over the last two years pretty much puts that theory to rest.Just because this virus is longer lasting and very contagious doesn't mean it was created in a lab. A research lab in Wuhan enhances a conspiracy theory but it is much more than likely a coincidence.
Other viruses of the sort originated from an animal carrier. It makes plenty of sense that the same is the case here. That is the most likely explanation, and the scientists would agree on it. The virus being a bio-weapon is a far more attractive and interesting story but I'll take the word of scientists over pointing out there is a research lab and proceeding to connect the dot with no other evidence.
Beyond that I'm just thinking about it from the perspective of the Chinese government. Why would they be creating a kind of super flu? Using or thinking about using a biological weapon is not only inviting the rest of the world to begin developing and using biological weapons but also risking their own country given how contagious the disease is and how quickly it spreads across the entire world, not just a few enemy countries. There is also the question of how on Earth would such a virus accidentally escape from the lab? That's why I conclude it is extremely unlikely.
China has not only put its own economy into deep recession as a result of the virus, but the longer term impact will be to alter global trade patterns that have been evolving since the fall of the Soviet Union and lead to the "re-domestication" by the west of much of the supply chain that had migrated to China, India and elsewhere in Asia and the Subcontinent.
Nothing is impossible, but creating a virus this devastating without bulletproof safeguards to prevent its unintended release is just short of unfathomable.