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Questions remain after WHO report on coronavirus origins

Thea Fisher (C) and the WHO team visiting the closed Huanan Seafood wholesale market in Wuhan in January

Thea Fisher (C) and the WHO team visiting the closed Huanan Seafood wholesale market in Wuhan in January Source: Getty

WHO researchers say it's possible COVID-19 had been circulating in the months before it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.


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