Is There Evidence for SARS Covito Infected Salmon?

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Sars can remain infectious on the surface of frozen or refrigerated meat for more than three weeks. There's another line of evidence, which was there was an outbreak in baging that just seems to sort of pop up out of nowhere. The investigators of that outbreak found some vital particles on cold stored salmon at a market stall in basing.

Where did the SARS-CoV-2 virus come from? As a team of researchers from the WHO prepares to report on its investigation into the origins of the virus, we discuss the leading theories, including the controversial ‘lab leak' hypothesis.

Although there is no evidence to support it, the lab-leak idea remains popular among certain groups. Similar hypotheses were even touted about the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. We discuss why theories like this seem to gain traction.

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