Origins of COVID pandemic can be traced to Chinese market, study finds – USA TODAY

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Raccoon dogs, a spaniel-size canine bred and sold in China both for their meat and luxurious fur, are one of the likeliest sources of the last 2½ years of human misery.

A new study suggests these furry creatures, native to Asia, may have been the intermediary, catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus from bats and passing it on to people at a Chinese market, leading to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Source Article from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/07/29/covid-origin-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-wet-market/10161446002/

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