Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Virus Research in Tibet

April 20, 2020;

It has emerged that the Chinese lab, suspected by some of harbouring the COVID-19 virus, had been conducting research on bats from Tibet. The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is reported to have been investigating bat-borne viruses since 2004 and by January 2018 had credentials to study “the most dangerous pathogenic microorganisms”. Subsequently, in May 2018, WIV reportedly undertook expeditions to collect virus samples from bats in Tibet.

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