A group of Iranian physicians have written a letter to certain regional heads of state, urging them to take necessary measures to destroy “all of the US biological laboratories,” amid reports and speculation that the global coronavirus outbreak has been caused by unidentified laboratories spreading the epidemic as part of a "biological warfare."

Calls for Julian Assange's "torture" and "medical neglect" to be brought to an end are now supported by 186 physicians from around the world, as of March 11, 2020.