Actually part of the genome of RaTG13 was published as RaBtCoV/4991 back in 2016. Some people suspected it [0] and eventually Dr. Shi confirmed it [1] after.

Actually part of the genome of RaTG13 was published as RaBtCoV/4991 back in 2016. Some people suspected it [0] and eventually Dr. Shi confirmed it [1] after. [0] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341547726_Understanding_the_Origin_of_%27BatCoVRaTG13%27_a_Virus_Closest_to_SARS-CoV-2 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341547726_Understan... [1] https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6503/487.full https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6503/487.full