(CNN) The coronavirus pandemic almost certainly originated from an animal, probably at a wildlife market in China, and not from a laboratory leak, a group of virus experts said Wednesday. "We contend that there is substantial body of scientific evidence supporting a zoonotic (animal) origin for SARS-CoV-2," they wrote. "There is currently no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has a laboratory origin. If it was a person at the lab, then how did it get to all the animal markets?" What did get lost was some of the valuable evidence that disappeared when the animal markets in the area were cleared and sanitized, Garry said.

Source: CNN July 07, 2021 22:05 UTC