New preliminary evidence suggests coronavirus jumped from animals to humans multiple times
- Written by Hamish McCallum, Director, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University
The origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hotly debated.
This debate has caused substantial difficulties in the Australia-China relationship, with a call by Foreign Minister Marise Payne for another inquiry into its origin being considered by China as a hostile act.
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