Covid-19 pandemic originated in animals in Wuhan market, studies find


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World Covid-19 pandemic originated in animals in Wuhan market, studies find Washington, Feb. 28 (PTI): The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which cause Covid-19, originated in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, two new studies suggest. The first study used spatial analysis to show that the earliest known Covid-19 cases, diagnosed in December 2019, were centered on the Wuhan market. The researchers found that environmental samples that tested positive for the virus were strongly associated with the vendors selling live animals. “We used the maps in the WHO mission’s report on the origin...