> … the caveat was no animal lineage was found… "… there were no opportunities to sample the markets to look for animals infected with SARS-CoV-2. Chinese auth

> … the caveat was no animal lineage was found… "… there were no opportunities to sample the markets to look for animals infected with SARS-CoV-2. Chinese authorities closed and cleared out the markets soon after the epidemic started…" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2021.2006442 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2021.2... Just "… SARS-CoV-2 virus on a number of surfaces, including on cages, carts and machines that process animals after they are slaughtered at the market." https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/28/1160162845/what-does-the-science-say-about-the-origin-of-the-sars-cov-2-pandemic https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/28/1160162...