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Dutch science journalist and columnist covering science, health, and COVID-19 origins.
Still, there’s plenty of reason why almost all epidemiologists and virologists I know believe that SARS-CoV-2 didn’t escape from the lab – but simply jumped to humans from animals on the ‘Huanen Wet Market’.
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Maarten Keulemans, "Many people think Covid came from a Chinese lab. Here are nine reasons why I think they're wrong.", February 1, 2025.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says the Huanan market scenario fits zoonotic origin much better than a lab leak. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says most epidemiologists and virologists believe the virus jumped to humans from animals at the Huanan market, so for is correct. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Maarten Keulemans Substack post contains the quoted sentence about most epidemiologists and virologists favoring zoonotic spillover at the Huanan market. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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