How did COVID-19 start? WHO chief says it’s impossible to know unless…
Also Read: India logs over 6,000 Covid infections in 24 hrs, active cases cross 28,000 mark He stated that all hypotheses are still being considered and that China needs to cooperate to resolve this issue.
Ghebreyesus also added that with China's cooperation, it will be possible to determine the origin and cause of the virus. Data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was briefly uploaded by Chinese scientists to an international database last month.
The data showed that genetic sequences from multiple animal species, including raccoon dogs, were present in environmental samples that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
This suggests they were "the most likely conduits" of the disease, according to a team of international researchers. Also Read: Amid Covid surge, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today However, in a non-peer reviewed study published by the Nature journal this week, scientists with China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention have disputed the international team's findings.
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