link to a chat I just had : https://chat.openai.com/share/0cfcd4c9-d827-49f9-9e4b-8b4f198b5714

The lab leak theory, which proposes that the virus accidentally escaped from a laboratory, gained attention and was considered a possibility that needed investigation. However, it did not have as much supporting evidence as the natural origin theory. Many scientists believe that the patterns observed in the virus's genetic material are more consistent with natural evolution than with a laboratory accident.

The World Health Organization (WHO), along with numerous virologists and epidemiologists, have emphasized the likelihood of a natural origin. Investigations and research into the virus's origins are complex and ongoing, and while the lab leak hypothesis remains a subject of discussion and investigation, it is not the consensus view.