> literally 800 meters FALSE -- That was an urban legend. > "The Wuhan Institute of Virology is not 400 meters away from the Huanan seafood market. It is roug

> literally 800 meters FALSE -- That was an urban legend. > "The Wuhan Institute of Virology is not 400 meters away from the Huanan seafood market. It is roughly 26,912 meters (or about 17 miles) away." ... "there are at least eight "Wuhan Disease Prevention and Control Center" locations in the Jianghan district of Wuhan (where the market is located) alone." SNOPES: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cruz-wuhan-tweet/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cruz-wuhan-tweet/ The Chinese public health department has many medical clinics in cities. They do not do virus research and do not handle virus samples.