Animal overflow? Laboratory leak? What science says about the origins of COVID-190

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• July 29, 2026

Members of the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team leave the closed Huanan seafood wholesale market in Wuhan city, Hubei province, Jan. 11, 2020. Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 have focused on animals sold at the market. Noel Celis/AFP/via Getty Images hide title toggle title Noel Celis/AFP/via Getty Images Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., clashed with