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KOMPAS.com – The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was first detected in late 2019 in China.
It didn’t take long, in March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic because it had spread almost all over the world.
Two years from the start of the pandemic, origin of Covid-19 not yet found clarity.
Many believe, if this virus comes from the market Wuhan, an animal and seafood market in the city of Wuhan. Because, the first cases detected came from this area.
Also read: WHO investigates the origin of coronavirus from animals in China
Then, what is the origin of the corona virus?
Leading infectious disease expert and WHO Covid-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said there was still no certainty about the origin of Covid-19.
Reported from Live Mint (27/2/2022), he mentioned that several studies since March 2021, have identified animal species in Indonesia Wuhan marketChina, which is vulnerable to being infected with the corona virus.
Furthermore, Kerkhove said that Wuhan Market played an important role from the very beginning of the pandemic. However, more research is needed to prove this.
“However, there is still a lot of uncertainty and more research in this area should be welcomed,” he said Live Mint (27/2/2022).
Also read: Did the Corona Virus Cause Covid-19 Come from the Wuhan Market?
Reported from Nature (27/2/2022), scientists released three new studies that provide clues to the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the study is still in preprint and will be reviewed.
Two of the three studies traced the pandemic back to a large market that sells live animals, namely the animal market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
While the third study, showed that the spread of the corona virus from animals to humans or zoonoses, at least twice in November or December 2019.
Here’s the explanation:
Also read: Researchers Reveal Corona Virus Started from Animals in Wuhan Market
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