To me ... every bit of sensational "bad news" that has come out about this coronavirus has not held up to any kind of skeptical inspection. Not once that I can recall.
Concerning the speculation about a man-made origin ... I have noticed with interest that the Washington Post is the one and only traditional media outlet to even write about it at all to date. Reuters, CNN, AP, ABC News, BBC, CNBC, The New York Times, etc. ... all have nada. FWIW, the Washington Post cites the UK's Daily Mail tabloid and the Washington Times as early reporters of the "man made" theory.