Comedian Sam Hyde Not ‘Behind’ Spread of Coronavirus
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A post on Facebook falsely claims comedian Sam Hyde is responsible for the spread of the new coronavirus. Researchers are still working to determine the source of this latest coronavirus, though evidence suggests it was first transmitted to humans from an animal.
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In late December, the World Health Organization that several patients in Wuhan, China had contracted pneumonia from a virus that did not match any, a group of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome, known as SARS, and Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS.
