I agree, the virus was almost certainly made in a lab. See the links at the bottom of this post to Chris Martenson's analysis of the genomic sequences. (Watch the videos.)
That said, the question remains, why have the Western media and the small circle of involved mainstream scientists (e.g. Daszak, Fauci, etc.) been covering for China and vigorously dismissing any theory that the virus came from a lab? (For example, ZeroHedge got its Twitter account suspended just for being the first to report some Indian scientists' findings of possible genomic manipulation in the virus' creation.)
(We know that the Western mainstream media are not simple reporters of facts. They heavily attacked Julian Assange as 'a disgusting person' when the only crime the man had committed was exposing abuses by US politicians and military, exposures that couldn't be challenged on the facts. They also failed to report that the Swedish women who 'accused Assange of sexual assault' admitted no assault took place. In fact, why should Julian Assange's WikiLeaks even exist? If a leaker has explosive material, why wouldn't they go to a 'reputable' established media outlet like the New York Times or Washington Post to get it published? There can be no doubt in my mind that the mainstream media is key ally of the Western financial-imperial system of alliances.)
There seems to be no reason why these Western entities should, with one voice, cover for China's mistaken or deliberate release of the virus, UNLESS...
The Western establishment has been working with China to develop the virus. There is much evidence of this (again, see the videos under the links,) including Fauci's sponsorship of 'gain of function' research in past years that explored how to manipulate natural viruses and turn them into... something like the coronavirus. (All of this should be a matter of public record.)
As they always say, ask first, who benefits?
The answer is, both China and the West. They both suffer from the last stages of a financial asset bubble that needs to be deflated before a disorderly bust happens. This bust would not only result in even more economic pain than today, but also point the blame directly at the modern system, with central-bank-money at its core. This would endanger the power and prestige of all major political and financial elites of the world. The virus is a way to deflate the bubble but blame the economic pain on something else.
Further (circumstantial) evidence of a co-operation includes the fact that, somehow, all major Western countries allowed the virus to spread until it was too late for containment, and had to shut down their economies. Also, the repo market crisis erupted in September, and the Federal Reserve seemed unable to fix it once and for all. This suggests something deep in the financial system was already broken beyond repair. In addition, there was a Canadian lab which had a habit of getting its materials 'stolen' by Chinese (as Canada was not subject to strict post-9/11 controls over US labs.) Its director suddenly died on a business trip to Kenya during the outbreak in China.
For details:
https://www.peakprosperity.com/coronavirus-are-our-scientists-lying-to-us/https://www.peakprosperity.com/more-evidence-covid-19-may-not-be-natural/