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Comment by Alice C. Hughes

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Group Leader for Biodiversity Analytics of Terrestrial Ecosystems at the University of Hong Kong.
The state of the science remains the same, new analysis of existing data, including our own continues to lend weight to a zoonotic source as the origin of the pandemic.
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Alice C. Hughes, expert reaction published by the Science Media Centre, February 28, 2023.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says current analysis lends weight to a zoonotic pandemic source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Quote says evidence lends weight to a zoonotic source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Science Media Centre, 28 Feb 2023, attributes this wording to Prof Alice C Hughes. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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