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Re:Closest known relatives of virus behind Covid-19 found in... by ravel-bar-foo on Saturday September 25, 2021 @07:14PM (#28656964)
WIV, the seafood market, and the airport are all on the same subway line. The topology of disease spread in cities is only approximated by physical distance.
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Re:Closest known relatives of virus behind Covid-19 found in... by jhgb on Saturday September 25, 2021 @07:31PM (#28657044)
Does it matter that they're on the same subway line? Do all people only travel on one subway line each and never change trains?
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Re:Closest known relatives of virus behind Covid-19 found in... by dqv on Saturday September 25, 2021 @08:57PM (#28657468)
Yes it matters.

>Do all people only travel on one subway line each and never change trains?

It's not what all people do that matters when trying to find the origin of a highly contagious virus. It only takes one person going from point A to point B to cause a pandemic.

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Re:Closest known relatives of virus behind Covid-19 found in... by btilly on Saturday September 25, 2021 @07:21PM (#28656997)
That I hadn't known. Thanks.
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