as will laying to rest

[GoodTaste]

Does "as will laying to rest" refer to "as will (be) laying to rest"? That is, "be" is omitted here.

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05 JUNE 2020
Why scientists are struggling to show how the coronavirus passed to people
SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal but finding which one will be tricky, as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape.


Source: Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01541-z

 

[Raymott]

SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal but finding which one will be tricky, just as laying to rest speculation of a lab escape will be tricky. .