Originally Posted by
narvik
Indeed.
From the facts I've read, the consensus seems to be (and has for some time) that there is a strong likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 (or something similar thereto) was collected from bat caves and studied in the Wuhan lab, from where it 'escaped' most likely through negligence.
1) So, not man-made.
2) Not released deliberately.
3) "Originated" (sort of) from the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab. (Whether this can be called "originated" could be argued of course...)