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Earlier this year, WHO scientists concluded that the virus likely jumped from an animal to a human and ruled the possibility of a laboratory leak as “extremely unlikely.” The Chinese government has attempted to deflect criticism over its response to the initial outbreak of COVID-19, suggesting the virus originated outside the country. Other sources have been purported to be Norwegian salmon, Australian seafood and now Maine lobster. This latest claim suggests boxes of frozen Maine lobster shipped into the country in November 2019 ended up at the Wuhan market where the first COVID-19 case was reported in December 2019, according...
