Chinese military plan to unleash the SARS coronavirus as a biological doomsday weapon is definitely “genuine”, according to an Australian cyber security specialist.The briefing document, prepared for China’s People’s Liberation Army by 18 biological warfare experts, is entitled The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons.In it, the scientists outline how a possible third world war could be fought with an entirely new kind of weapon.It describes SARS – a close relative of Covid-19 –as part of a “new era of genetic weapons” that can be “artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleashed in a way never seen before”.The document has been revealed in a new book.

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The Latest: 100s of bodies found buried on India riverbanks

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Delta to require new employees get COVID-19 vaccine, CEO says

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India's Cipla says supply of COVID-19 drug remdesivir catching up with demand

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Portugal to begin reopening to EU tourists from Monday

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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