Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon-dog DNA commingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts say.
abc.net.au/news/covid-origin-linked-to-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-market/102115252Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon-dog DNA commingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts have said.
But Wuhan is home to several labs involved in collecting and studying coronaviruses, fuelling theories scientists say are plausible that the virus may have leaked from one. Dr Tedros criticised China for not sharing the genetic information earlier and told a press briefing that "this data could have and should have been shared three years ago."
The samples were collected from surfaces at the Huanan seafood market in early 2020 in Wuhan, where the first human cases of COVID-19 were found in late 2019.
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