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The origin of the pandemic
In the meantime SARS-COV-2 has spread all over the world. But how did the first transmission to humans occur? This question is still open. This is no longer just a scientific debate, but also a political one. The first patients On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office would be informed by Chinese authorities of the increased incidence of severe pneumonia of unknown origin in the city of Wuhan [1]. On 7 January 2020, a previously unknown coronavirus was named as the trigger for the disease. This statement was confirmed by the WHO shortly afterwards. Because of its