COVID study: Cases spread in China earlier than recorded


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| Updated: Friday, June 25, 2021, 10:06 [IST] Beijing, June 25: The first cases of COVID-19 could have occurred in China two months earlier than recorded, according to a study published on Friday. The new data modelling by researchers from Britain"s University of Kent used conservation science techniques to approximate that SARS-CoV-2 first appeared from early October to mid-November 2019. Representational Image When were the first COVID cases recorded? The most likely date for the emergence of the virus that causes COVID-19 was November 17, 2019, according to the analysis published in the PLOS Pathogens journal. China"s first official case...