There are some conspiracy theories that the virus may have been synthetically created by humans; however, other researchers have looked at the genetic structure of the novel coronavirus and have argued that the sequences of RNA could have easily mutated naturally to its current form. It evolved and is still evolving.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is considered a leading expert in infectious diseases and has been appointed to Trump's COVID-19 task force, stated unequivocally that there is no evidence that this strain of coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab and has, in fact, "evolved naturally".