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Not according to them and this little-known publication called "Science." I've never heard of it, but seems legit:

https://www.science.org/content/article/ridiculous-says-chin...

yes of course they all denied ever being sick in November 2019. China even denied that the wet market was the original source of infection. China also disputed any claims that they practiced "gain of function" research at all at WIV, even though that was uncovered by the recent evidence presented in Congress against Anthony Fauci, who funded the whole thing in the first place.

Yes, of course, the absence of evidence is always evidence of a cover up.

Conspicuous absence of evidence in a place where there'd almost have to be evidence one way or another, may be evidence of a cover-up, yes.

Just based on the logic of institutions, I'd expect all the parties involved here to start covering up before they even know themselves what the truth is.

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