WHO Report: COVID Likely 1st Jumped Into Humans From Animals NBC10 Philadelphia By Jamey Keaten and Ken Moritsugu • Mar 29, 2021
The findings, according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press, were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered
A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
The findings offer little new insight into how the virus first emerged and leave many questions unanswered. But the report does provide more detail on the reasoning behind the researchers' conclusions.
The team proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis — a speculative theory that was promoted by former U.S. President Donald Trump among others. It also said the role played by a seafood market where human cases were first identified was uncertain.
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