https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-china-compete-us-sourcesIt looks like the coronavirus was intended to be something that showcases China's ability to detect, and contain viruses better than the US. It is believed that "patient zero" worked in the Biolab in Wuhan, China and subsequently spread the virus to others in Wuhan.
If this is true, I would expect the world to go to War with China within a year.
No, no likelihood of war with China.
There are legitimate reasons for working with such a virus in the appropriate lab.
What most likely happened, something went wrong. Someone blundered, didn't follow protocol. Some idiot on the street found a way to get dead test animals from the lab, sold them in the market. etc, etc.