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Early drafts of a book about the pandemic by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock cast doubt on the Chinese government’s official account about the origins of Covid-19, the Daily Telegraph reports. The paper says Mr Hancock initially said the Chinese explanation – it was coincidence that the virus was first detected close to a government lab – “just doesn’t fly” but was told by the Cabinet Office the comment risked “damaging national security”.