When and where did the COVID-19 pandemic actually start?
People carry out disinfection work at a market in Wuhan, where the coronavirus is believed to have originated, in March 2020
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Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading, but we didn’t realize it yet. So, what exactly happened? Many scientists believe the disease began with infected animals at a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, but there is still some controversy.
SARS-CoV-2 clearly evolved from a bat virus, as several related viruses have been found in bats. One of the earliest breed is called panel-20-236…