Code enforcement check uncovers illegal lab making COVID-19 and pregnancy test kits, bacterial and viral agents and 900 white mice.
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/mysterious-chinese-covid-lab-uncovered-in-city-of-reedly-ca/
They found 900 genetically engineered mice, engineered to catch and carry COVID-19, living in āinhumaneā conditions. 773 of the mice had to be euthanized, and officials found another 178 mice already dead.
Why would a COVID lab run by a shady Chinese company be operating in Reedly, CA in the central San Joaquin Valley? The lab, which was supposed to be an empty building, was discovered by Reedly city code enforcement officers when they saw a garden hose attached to the building and investigated.
Darren Fraser at the MidValley Times reported earlier this week that the building has been illegally operated since October 2022 by Wang Zhaolin of Prestige Biotech, and the lab was used to produce COVID-19 tests and pregnancy tests.
City of Reedley officials called in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the FBI, the State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the State Department of Health, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH).
āFrom May 2 through May 4, the CDCās Division of Select Agents and Toxins inspected 850 I Street. Court documents confirm the CDC found potentially infectious agents at the location. These included both bacterial and viral agents, including: chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, hepatitis B and C, herpes 1 and 5 and rubella. The CDC also found samples of malaria.ā
The big picture: Court documents reveal that Prestige Biotech, based in Las Vegas, moved into the warehouse last year after its lab in Fresno was destroyed in a fire.
Prestige is the successor to Universal Meditech, Inc., a former Fresno-based medical equipment manufacturer which went bankrupt. Prestige was Universalās largest creditor when the latter filed for bankruptcy.
Who is Prestige Biopharma Group?
