Scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data said they found suggestions the COVID\u002D19 pandemic originated from animals.
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The new findings do not settle the question, and they have not been formally reviewed by other experts or published in a peer-reviewed journal.Article content The samples were collected from surfaces at the Huanan seafood market in early 2020 in Wuhan, where the first human cases of COVID-19 were found in late 2019.
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