Investigators want to know how the SARS-CoV-2 virus whose closest known relative came from bats 1,000 miles away spread explosively in Wuhan before causing the worst contagion in more than a century. Daszak said the investigation heralds a turning point in pandemic mitigation.
Wuhan investigator foreshadows fresh clues on coronavirus origins
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Scientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found âimportant cluesâ about a Wuhan seafood marketâs role in the outbreak.
Peter Daszak, a New York-based zoologist assisting the World Health Organisation-sponsored mission, said he anticipates the main findings will be released before his planned February 10 departure. Speaking from the central city of Wuhan, where COVID-19 mushroomed in December 2019, Daszak said the 14-member group worked with experts in China and visited key hot spots and research centres to uncover âsome real clues about what happenedâ.