Making use of microbes in warfare and strategic purposes is called bioweaponisation. This is very dangerous and affects human population adversely and brings morbidity and mortality into the normal life. There was the UN Bioweapons Convention (UNBWC) in 1984. China, among other countries, acceeded to it. However, there is a report in the Australian claiming US state department has accessed a document which shows that the Chinese military was contemplating to use Coronaviruses as weapons in 2015. In the absence of any concrete evidence, it is mere speculation whether the contemplation was purely academic or whether the SARSCOV-2 is of lab origin. Narratives developed around the such hypothesis deepen social fissures. Already there are racial attacks in the US and elsewhere on people from the East and South East origin. Biosafety and bioweaponisation must be in conformity with UN Convention. There should be greater transparency here about biological research and industrial use research.

As in atomic energy, biological facilities can be used for peaceful purposes and military purposes. There is a concern for its potential of dual use. Such dual use applications of toxin must be properly studied and documented. There are issues about the safety observed at biological labs.

Government and multi-lateral form must pressurise the countries not complying with the BWC provisions to fall in line.