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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by tempsy on Saturday January 25, 2020 @09:47PM (#22150073)
That is a fact that has been reported by dozens of news outlets. The market in question has been shut down.
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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by jkqwzsoo on Saturday January 25, 2020 @10:01PM (#22150114)
Once again, the claim was:

> From what I've read it came from bats. Most probably bats being eaten.[1]

This claim is not found in

> 1. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqy3n/scientists-now-thi...

Simple as that.

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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by tempsy on Saturday January 25, 2020 @10:10PM (#22150149)
There are more news outlets reporting this fact than Vice. I’m commenting on the actual facts not the legitimacy of whatever source OP decided to cite.
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Re:New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in... by beaunative on Sunday January 26, 2020 @01:34AM (#22150771)
Facts in this case can only be reached through consensus of the scientific community. Journalism can only confirm so far as to when who did what, they simply don’t possess the professional knowledge to assert the truthfulness of a scientific theory.
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