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>there are claims that covid was detected in the US months before covid spread in Wuhan. I've heard claims it spread in China months before it's official detec
by atleastoptimal 4y ago
>there are claims that covid was detected in the US months before covid spread in Wuhan.
I've heard claims it spread in China months before it's official detection in Wuhan, but not regarding the US. Source?
- taw567890 4y agoIt was detected in European samples (Spain, Italy) collected as early as March 2019 and is likely to have been spreading around the US by that point already. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science-idUSKBN23X2HQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-...
- crunchyfrog 4y agoThose claims were never published in peer reviewed journals and were very likely just false positives: https://en.ara.cat/society/inaccurate-data-led-to-belief-that-covid-19-was-circulating-ahead-of-time_1_4095999.amp.html https://en.ara.cat/society/inaccurate-data-led-to-belief-tha...