WUHAN, China—A World Health Organization (WHO) team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday visited the food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan that was reported to be linked to many early infections. The team members visited the Huanan Seafood Market for about an hour in the afternoon, and one of them flashed a thumbs up sign when reporters asked how the trip was going. The market was reported to be the site of a December 2019 outbreak of the virus. Scientists initially suspected the virus came from wild animals sold in the market. The market has since been largely ruled out but it could provide hints to how the virus spread so widely. “Very important site visits today—a wholesale market first & Huanan Seafood Market just now,” Peter Daszak, a zoologist with the U.S. group EcoHealth Alliance and a member of the WHO team, said …
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