Researchers say the deadly coronavirus
spreading around the world from China could
have been passed to humans from snakes
sold at an open-air market in Wuhan.


The SARS-like virus first appeared in Wuhan,
China, last month and has killed at least 17
people and infected nearly 600. The virus has
now made its way into Washington in
the United States.

According to early reports, many of the first
coronavirus patients were workers and
customers at a seafood market selling
processed meat alongside live consumable
animals including koalas, camels and reptiles.

According to Daily Mail, researchers analysed
strains of the new coronavirus and compared
them to those from others found in different
animal hosts like birds, snakes, bats and
humans. They found that snakes were
susceptible to the most similar version of the
coronavirus and likely provided a reservoir for
the viral strain to grow stronger and replicate.

Snakes often hunt bats – the original hosts in
the 2003 SARS outbreak – and it is thought
the 2019-nCoV strain could have jumped from
them to the reptiles before being passed to
humans, Metro UK reports.

They added that further tests are needed to
verify the origin of the latest epidemic.
However, the market has since been
disinfected and shut down, making the task
even more challenging, CNN reported.


https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-origin-snakes.html

lalasticlala

With all these, I sha know say we go still live pass 70, so, fear not!

Lalasticlala, e be like you go shun that delicious snake meat, oh, I forgot, 'bush fish' ehen, for now, I hear say the virus de spread very fast o!

I hope lalasticlala is not infected by this virus.. please stay safe for us... no more downing of snakes till further notice..