The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo
China /  People & Culture

Chinese research lab denies rumours of links to first coronavirus patient

  • Speculation that a woman supposedly at the institute is ‘patient zero’ is false, laboratory says
  • Authorities maintain that the most likely source was a market in Wuhan

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Jun Mai
Jun Mai in Beijing

Updated: 11:19am, 17 Feb, 2020

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The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was set up to treat infectious diseases such as Ebola. Photo: Weibo
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