News US intelligence finds China did not know about COVID-19 before outbreak, still divided over origin August 27, 2021August 28, 2021 Maureen Groppe, Joey Garrison and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on US intelligence finds China did not know about COVID-19 before outbreak, still divided over origin U.S. intelligence remains divided over the origins of COVID-19. Some analysts say it was likely caused by an animal, others a lab incident.