Claim: All available data indicate that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is of natural origin. Comparisons of viral genome sequences show that it shares a strong identity with similar coronaviruses that infect pangolins and bats. And further investigations of the SARS-CoV-2 genome suggest that the virus was not artificially created…
Fact-check: Evidence points to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 being of natural origin, no evidence it could have been intentionally propagated - Science Feedback
Verdict: evidence points to coronavirus sars-cov-2 being of natural origin, no evidence it could have been intentionally propagated
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Pablo Rougerie
Date published: 2020-04-05T14:56:29