That IMHO is a likely scenario, not that the outbreak was intentional (reptiles!) or engineered (secret technology!), but escaped from a lab that had been previ

That IMHO is a likely scenario, not that the outbreak was intentional (reptiles!) or engineered (secret technology!), but escaped from a lab that had been previously criticized for lax security. One has to take into account that a global pandemic started just 800 meters away in a wet market in the heart of an 11-million metropolis. It could've been anywhere but it happened right next to the facility that was set up to collect and study viruses that could be dangerous to people. One strange coincidence that is hard to assess is that the physician who first reported unusual cases of pneumonia-like infections, Li Wenliang, was an ophthalmologist; it just so happens that in the 2nd story of the Wuhan Huanan wet market (武汉华南海鲜批发市场) is a wholesale opticians' market (Huanan Glasses Wholesale City, 华南眼镜批发城). [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Wenliang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Wenliang) [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanan_Seafood_Wholesale_Market https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanan_Seafood_Wholesale_Marke...)