WHO says COVID likely passed from bats to humans through another animal: AP

[March 29, 2021]    (Reuters) - A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely", the Associated Press reported on Monday.

Bats fly in a cave in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv July 31, 2012.REUTERS/Nir Elias

The findings were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered, and the team proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis, the report https://bit.ly/3waktXl added, citing a draft copy obtained by the Associated Press.

(Reporting by Nandakumar D in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.]

Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.  Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.