Data point #3 (market cases): Many early infections in Wuhan were associated with the Huanan Seafood Market. A zoonosis fits with the presence of early cases in a large animal market selling diverse mammals. A lab escape is difficult to square with early market cases.
Given that there’s the claim from Botao Xiao’s The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, that this seafood market was located 300m from a lab (which might or might not be true), this market doesn’t seem like it reduces chances.
Given that there’s the claim from Botao Xiao’s The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, that this seafood market was located 300m from a lab (which might or might not be true), this market doesn’t seem like it reduces chances.