US President Donald Trump said on April 15 that his government was investigating whether it had originated in the Wuhan lab. However, most scientists now say SARS-CoV-2 originated in wildlife, with bats and pangolins identified as possible host species. "More than 70% of emerging infectious diseases originated from animals, especially wild animals," Yuan said. All seven known human coronaviruses have origins in bats, mice or domestic animals, scientists say. Though the new coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, conspiracy theories circulating within China have suggested the virus did not originate there.

Source: bd News24 April 28, 2020 05:37 UTC