The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, sits closed in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Jan. 21, 2020. AP FILE PHOTO
The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, sits closed in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Jan. 21, 2020. AP FILE PHOTO
The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, sits closed in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Jan. 21, 2020. AP FILE PHOTO

BEIJING: Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of the coronavirus were identified show that raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that it originated from animals, not from a laboratory, international experts say.

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