A DRAFT copy of a joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 concluded that the “transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario” for the emergence of the virus, according to the Associated Press.
A lab leak of the virus to the public was deemed “extremely unlikely” by the joint investigation, the AP said.
The study also revealed that minks and cats “are susceptible to the COVID virus, which suggests they could also be carriers.”
A Geneva-based diplomat from a WHO-member country shared the study that “appeared to be a near-final version” with the AP on Monday but the news agency did not reveal the identity of the diplomat because the diplomat was not authorized to release the information before its publication.
A demonstrator holds a “Chinavirus” sign during a protest by supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro against the start of a 10-day period of increased restrictions, March 26, 2021.
The report is “based largely” on a visit that a team of international
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