Coronavirus likely spread in China last fall, more studies find

Finding origin requires cooperation and information from Chinese government

20200610 COVID-19

The novel coronavirus that has now killed more than 400,000 people may have first jumped to humans in the middle of September, according to one analysis. © Reuters

HANA SLEVIN OHAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The new coronavirus likely began spreading in China last fall, according to separate analyses of its genome by research teams in the U.K. and elsewhere.

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