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The ECDC never speculated that the virus may have recently gained transmissibility, they have simply been responding to journalism that has been speculating it has. For example, the article by The Telegraph being cited by wiki under the heading "Transmission Changes".

If people believe that the CDC is entertaining the possibility that the virus has recently gained transmissibility, then people who understand that this is a DNA virus and therefore not prone to mutation will conclude that the WHO and ECDC are trying to inch towards declaring a new pandemic while concealing this new virus as a bio weapon.

If there is a possibility of a gain in function then that dialogue should be initiated by qualified researchers, not speculative journalism. In which case, that source should be cited, not The Telegraph.