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Scientist Who Sequenced COVID-19 Virus Allowed to Return to Lab After Protest

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

Zhang Yongzhen had staged a sit-in demonstration opposing his lockout.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published May 1 2024 5:28AM EDT

Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China, says he has been allowed to return to his lab hosted at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center after staging a sit-in protest. — via YouTube / Associated Press

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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