Senators to Study Covid Origins in Broader Biosecurity Probe

A Senate panel is launching a bipartisan investigation into national security threats from biological research and technology in the US and overseas, including a probe into the origins of Covid-19.

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will announce the probe Wednesday, kicking off a series of hearings on emerging outbreaks, biosecurity lapses, and the root of the pandemic. Bloomberg Government first reported on the investigation.

“This bipartisan oversight effort will allow us to take a comprehensive look at whether the federal government is taking the necessary steps to keep Americans safe from current and future biological threats,” Chairman Gary ...