Virologist On Wuhan Trip: Seafood Market 'Not The Whole Story' In Early Outbreak
Virologist Marion Koopmans was part of a WHO team that reconstructed the early coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. She talked with NPR about her team's investigation.
by Steve Inskeep
Feb 16, 2021
3 minutes
After traveling to Wuhan, China, a team of researchers from the World Health Organization is readying a preliminary report on the origins of the coronavirus.
Wuhan is where the virus was first reported in December 2019.
The WHO team's main public conclusion so far is that it's "extremely unlikely" that the virus originated in a lab in Wuhan. the virus most likely started in bats, then jumped to other animals,
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