It has long been the focus of swirling coronavirus speculation, but now Chinese health authorities have said that the wet market in Wuhan, central China, was not the source of the first COVID-19 outbreak.
The novel coronavirus, experts believe, made a leap from a bat, to an intermediary host, and then onto humans. The deadly SARS outbreak of 2002 occurred at a similar market in China. But now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Gao Fu, director of China’s CDC, has told state media: “It now turns out that the market is one of the victims.” According to the Daily Mail, China has said its new study showed 13 of the first virus cases were not linked to the Wuhan market.
“I haven’t seen anything that makes me feel, as a researcher who studies zootonic disease, that this market is a likely option,” he said. “None of the animals tested positive. So since January, this has not actually been particularly conclusive. But this has developed into a narrative.” It was not clear whether live animals or infected vendors or shoppers may have brought the virus into the market, he told a Geneva news briefing Friday.
“What is important, what would be of great help, is to get hold of the virus before it adapted to humans, before the version we have now. Because then we would better understand how it adapted to humans, how it evolved,” he said.
yes and we're here ready and willing to stand on guard for China the bastion of honest news .. NOT
That was known a while back
China has no credibility
NovoArgumente China never lies. Never.
Well, if China says so, WHO are we to question?
Oh well, if China said it,...wait a minute,...
China's CDC has no cred with me.
Like anyone believes a word they say
Wet markets are for the insane. Eating bats and dogs is insane.
Yes the p4 lab is the origin!!!
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Here’s a professor saying his research points to a lab
Remember eons ago.... like last month, when this was a far-right conspiracy theory?
You lost me at 'China says...'
This was known months ago.
Wuhan Clan ain’t nuttin ta F with
Which leaves...the Wuhan institute of virology, no?
Nobody cares what the lying Chinese have to say.
Maybe it's just me but I have a hard time taking any pronouncements from the Chinese govt about the Coronavirus at face value....
China, as always, is lying.
yea ok china.
Correct, ground zero was their lab on Wuhan.
who still believe ChiNazi propagation
It’s not a China virus. It’s not a Trump virus. It’s an ANIMAL AGRICULTURE virus. So were SARS, H1N1, Swine flu, Bird flu. Time to end animal agriculture and save the planet. Cargill, JBS, Maple Leaf will continue to be super spreaders.
You still believe China? C'mon.
Yea everyone just listen to china.....we know how that plays out.
I think we can all agree the super spreader event was when China picked thousands of infected people on planes and let them fly all over the world while shutting down domestic travel.
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