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Christian Drosten

Virologist and coauthor of the 2026 Nature commentary on COVID-19 origins

We also know that the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan had a significant role in the early transmission and initial spread of the virus. These animals could have been the intermediate hosts that brought the virus to the market, leading to the early cases in humans.

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Christian Drosten, coauthor of "COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know," Nature, February 24, 2026.

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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

Die Daten liefern ein weiteres Indiz für eine Herkunft des Virus aus Tieren und eine Verbindung des Ursprungs mit dem Huanan-Markt.

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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover

This idea of a research accident is extremely unlikely for me because it would be far too cumbersome.

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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

COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover