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Coronavirus did not originate in Wuhan seafood market, Chinese scientists say
- Analysis of genomic data from 93 samples of the novel coronavirus suggests it was imported from elsewhere
- The busy market then boosted its circulation and spread it to the whole city, research shows
New research has shed fresh light on the origins of the deadly coronavirus. Photo: Simon Song
The novel coronavirus that has claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people did not originate at a seafood market in the central China city of Wuhan as was first thought, according to a new study by a team of Chinese scientists.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was instead imported from elsewhere, said researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Institute for Brain Research.