2020/12/30 19:52 A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China (AP photo) MOJIANG, China (AP) Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus. The area is of intense scientific interest because it may hold clues to the origins of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1.7 million people worldwide. Yet for scientists and journalists, it has become a black hole of no information because of political sensitivity and secrecy.
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