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(Mar. 30) The coronavirus probably spread from bats to humans via another animal, according to the long-awaited results of a joint World Health Organization-China study into the origins of Covid-19. The most productive research would be to look for such an animal link, scientists said, after finding it improbable the virus resulted from a laboratory incident, according to a copy of the report obtained by Bloomberg News before its scheduled release Tuesday. Future studies should be broadened to investigate susceptible animal species in China and elsewhere. The findings confirm what researchers said in mid-February at the conclusion of their four-week mission to Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the first Covid cases emerged at the end of 2019, and in subsequent interviews. Possible intermediate host species include mink, pangolins, rabbits, raccoon dogs and ferret badgers, the report said. “It supports our current picture of the start of the pandemic,” said Joel Wertheim, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, who reviewed part of the report but didn’t take part in the research. The hunt for the virus’s origin has been shrouded in controversy since the start of the pandemic, with China criticized for delaying access to scientists and both Beijing and Washington pushing alternative theories about how Covid began. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday all hypotheses are on the table and warrant complete and further studies. The Associated Press published comments from the report earlier. It was conducted by a team made up of both international and Chinese experts. The WHO has repeatedly said the report’s conclusions are independent and belong to the authors. While the search has become highly politicized, governments and scientists agree that deciphering the virus’s creation story is key to reducing the risk of future pandemics. The research was aimed at galvanizing efforts to trace .

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