[navhc]

I don't think it's all about blame, knowing it came from a lab would also pull into question the practice of engineering viruses and the safety and security standards required.

[callesgg]

True, it would be helpful in that kind of way. The risks does seam to outweigh the benefits.

That said, the blame game would still be there, and people would pull that card...

[sneak]

If it is possible that viruses of this type could be engineered, then lab safety needs to be upgraded anyway (or GoF research banned, or both) regardless of the origin of this specific virus.

It’s all about blame. Blame is a useful geopolitical tool.