Deadly Coronavirus Virus Was First Reported In Chinese City With Research Lab For ‘World’s Most Dangerous‘ Pathogens

Conservative US ^ | 01.23.2020 | Alex Hall

[USA Conservative]

A new coronavirus that has claimed 17 lives in Wuhan, China, may have been transmitted to people from snakes, according to a genetic analysis. The snakes may have caught the virus from bats in the food market in which both animals were sold.

But now Scientists in China blamed the deadly coronavirus on bats — a favorite at local restaurants in Wuhan province. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses common in animals, including camels and bats.

As of 22 January, there are 555 confirmed cases of the infection, which can cause fever, difficulty breathing and pneumonia. To contain the virus, Wuhan has effectively been placed under quarantine, with public transport being temporarily closed, according to reports.

While 444 of the cases have been reported in Wuhan, others have also been confirmed in the surrounding regions of China, with 26 in Guangdong province, 14 in Beijing and 9 in Shanghai. Internationally, confirmed cases have been reported in Thailand, Japan, South Korea and the US. Hundreds more are suspected, and attempts to diagnose these cases are under way.

The source of the infection is suspected to be a food market in Wuhan that was visited by several of those first infected with the virus. The market is known to sell live wild and farmed animals, including marmots, birds, rabbits, bats and snakes.

AND NOW THIS….

This comes years after it was announced that a controversial facility would be opened in Wuhan where Chinese scientists would study the world’s most dangerous pathogens:

[trisham]

Agreed.