The closest relative of SARS-CoV-2 being very far away.
FWIW the first outbreak of SARS was in Foshan, Guangdong, about 1,000 miles away from the caves in Yunnan where the virus originated in bats. This is about the same distance as Wuhan is from the bat caves where we’re aware of relatives to SARS-CoV-2 being.
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FWIW the first outbreak of SARS was in Foshan, Guangdong, about 1,000 miles away from the caves in Yunnan where the virus originated in bats. This is about the same distance as Wuhan is from the bat caves where we’re aware of relatives to SARS-CoV-2 being.