U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight NYT: Science Benjamin Mueller 15 May 2024 at 16:17 The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Allianceβs president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists. Β© Ting Shen for The New York TimesPeter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, faced a barrage of questions during a congressional hearing this month.