Anthony Fauci to face grilling from Senate Republicans on Covid pandemic

Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will testify at a high-profile US Senate hearing on Wednesday. Led by Senator Rand Paul, Republican investigators intend to question Fauci regarding whether the Covid-19 virus originated from a lab leak. While some virologists consider this claim unlikely, the hearing is part of a long-term investigation into the pandemic's origins, which some scientists characterize as harassment of the 85-year-old adviser.