New Covid-origins study hints at spillover: Scientists

22 Mar, 2023

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A recent study which found the deadly Covid-19 may have originated in raccoon dogs from the Wuhan market in China, hints that the pandemic may be the result of a spillover from an animal, according to scientists.

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