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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by Zod666 on Saturday January 25, 2020 @03:48PM (#22148528)
It is because of the wealth disparity. A massive chunk of the population lives in absolute poverty. I don't see them fixing that anytime soon.
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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by wcoenen on Saturday January 25, 2020 @04:21PM (#22148695)
> massive chunk of the population lives in absolute poverty

30 years ago yes, but not anymore.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY?locations=C...

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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Saturday January 25, 2020 @08:55PM (#22149889)
Also, the rural folks living in poverty are not the ones buying exotic animals in a big city like Wuhan. Although they may well be at the start of the supply chain, catching it for the well-heeled city folks treating guests to exotic banquets.
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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by ajmurmann on Saturday January 25, 2020 @04:06PM (#22148613)
Maybe they could take some of the wealth some Chinese have accumulated and give it to the poor and needy, but that's probably just communist crazy talk from me.

Edit: typos

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