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More than 47,000 wild animals were sold in the Chinese city of Wuhan in the two and a half years before the first confirmed Covid-19 cluster was found there, a new study showed, providing critical new evidence that the coronavirus could have spread naturally from animals to humans.
The study, published in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, revealed that the wild animals, including 31 protected species, were often butchered on site in markets, and stored in the kinds of cramped, unhygienic conditions that can allow viruses to hop species.
Those animals included at least four species that scientists say can carry the Covid-19 virus civets, mink, badgers and raccoon dogs according to the study by researchers from the China West Normal University, the University of Oxford and Canada’s University of British Columbia.
Galvez apologizes to LGUs for delayed vaccine supply
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 10) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday apologized to local government units for the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines caused by supply issues.
In a statement, Galvez explained that the seven million doses that were supposed to arrive last month were reduced to 4.5 million due to logistical challenges. The remaining COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered this month, he added.
He then assured that LGUs identified as centers of gravity or those with a high number of active cases will be given their supply this week with the arrival of 3.2 million doses on Thursday.
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