Fresno County, California, “will receive a $125,000 settlement from the owner of the building where an illegal biological lab with links to China” was recently uncovered in the city of Reedley. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a cleanup of “hazardous chemicals” on the property, a dangerous site not detected by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
In late 2022, Reedley code inspector Jesalyn Harper spotted a hose leading into a warehouse that had been vacant for more than a decade. Inside, Harper found three women who identified themselves as People’s Republic of China (PRC) nationals wearing masks, glasses and latex gloves. Local officials also found nearly 1,000 bio-engineered mice, vials of blood, and samples of infectious diseasesincluding malaria, E. coli, chlamydia, and COVID. The covert lab operated multiple freezers and refrigerators and housed highly flammable chemicals.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who locked down the state during the COVID pandemic, made no official statement at the time, and, according to local reporters, the governor’s office and state Department of Public Health were evasive. The........