As Albert Einstein once said: “In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity”. Admittedly, to search for the silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic – after it has claimedover five million lives – might feel glib. Yet undeniably, despite the scale of loss, there is cause for optimism amongst the misery.

Gove lends credibility to lab leak theory
Michael Gove is the first senior government figure to publicly acknowledge the plausibility of the lab leak theory.