New York COVID-19 Strain Likely Came From Europe, Not China – Study

A new study published in the journal Science finds that the COVID-19 coronavirus strain spreading in New York most likely did not come directly from China, the original epicenter of the disease, but from Europe. The study , which was led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) researchers, found that the coronavirus outbreak in New York ࢀœpredominantly arose through untracked transmission between the United States and Europe, with limited evidence to support any direct introductions from China,ࢀ according to a June 2 news release by Mount Sinai. The findings were based on the sequencing of ࢀœ90 SARS-CoV-2…