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It feels like this was debunked a couple months ago. Following the citations on the Wikipedia article, there was a documented case on Dec 1 [1], 9 days before
by nostrademons 7y ago
It feels like this was debunked a couple months ago. Following the citations on the Wikipedia article, there was a documented case on Dec 1 [1], 9 days before this woman developed a cold, and later Chinese government documents described a case on Nov 17 [2]. Trevor Bedford's genetic analysis of the virus indicates a zoonosis in late October or early November from which all human strains descend.
[1] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/wuhan-seafood-market-may-not-be-source-novel-virus-spreading-globally https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/wuhan-seafood-market...
[2] https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coro...