China tested thousands of animal samples to trace COVID-19 origins. (Representational)
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China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated in animals.
A World Health Organization-led study, published Tuesday, said it was likely to very likely that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the global pandemic, was introduced to humans from bats via an intermediary species, with wildlife farming playing a crucial role.
Tong Yigang, a Chinese animal disease expert involved in the joint study, said the findings vindicated Beijing s decision last year to ban trade in wildlife for human consumption.
As WHO highlights Covid animal origins, China wildlife crackdown needs more teeth experts 04 April 2021 - 10:39 By Reuters A staff member from the center for disease control and prevention collects a swab from a seafood stall for nucleic acid testing, at a market following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China January 20, 2021. Image: cnsphoto via REUTERS . File photo
China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that Covid-19 most likely originated in animals.
A World Health Organisation-led study, published Tuesday, said it was “likely to very likely” that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the global pandemic, was introduced to humans from bats via an intermediary species, with wildlife farming playing a crucial role.
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China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated in animals.
SHANGHAI China and its neighbors must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed,…