Covid origins: Scientists weigh up evidence over virus’s origins
Researchers aim to “set the record straight” on how the virus transferred from bats into humans. …
Crowded, unhygienic live animal markets, many scientists agree, provide an ideal transmission hotspot for new diseases to “spill over” from animals. And in the 18 months up to the beginning of the pandemic, a study showed that nearly 50,000 animals – of 38 different species – were sold at markets in Wuhan.
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