The communist Government has imposed restrictions on any scientific publication on the origin of the novel virus,; ‘all
academic papers on COVID-19 will be subject to extra vetting before
being submitted for publication” – Says government.
From this, it can be inferred that publications regarding coronavirus origin must be censored and authorized by the central government before its release to the public.
This restriction was imposed by the Chinese central government according to a CNN report
“All academic papers on COVID-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication,” it says.
A Chinese researcher said the move was worrying while asking to hide his identity.