Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear...
by coupdejarnac on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:00AM
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In all likelihood, the local government conveniently blamed the wet market while the propaganda machine at the national level started blaming Americans visiting Wuhan for a military comp. I seriously doubt bats from faraway caves were being sold in a wet market in Wuhan. I personally haven't seen anything as disgusting as a bat being sold in a wet market, but I suppose the possibility is nonzero.
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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear...
by cout on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @06:43PM
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As I understand, bats are believed to be the reservoir for SARS-CoV, but the virus was spread to humans via an intermediate host. It would be the same with SARS-CoV-2, with an intermediate host acting as an amplifier.