The deadly coronavirus which broke out in China late last month has gripped the international community by fear, as cases continue to mount, and world leaders struggle to contain the epidemic. But how did the deadly outbreak start? Researchers suspect the virus originated at a seafood market in Wuhan, where wild animals, including birds, rabbits, bats, and snakes are traded. But a research paper by a team of virologists at the Wuhan Institute for Virology suggests that the coronavirus more likely came from bats, which was also the source of the SARS outbreak. HOW CHINA IS BUILDING A CORONAVIRUS HOSPITAL IN A WEEKA committee of the WHO on Thursday declared the outbreak a global emergency.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2020 20:37 UTC