The seafood market in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, may not be the only source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, according to a Chinese pulmonary disease specialist. Among the following three patients who were admitted on Dec. 10, two had no exposure to the seafood market. “Judging from the whole situation, the seafood market may not be the only source. The Huanan seafood market is located in the downtown area of the city’s Jianghan District, less than one kilometre away from Hankou railway station. As of the end of Tuesday, the novel coronavirus had claimed 132 lives and infected 5,974 people nationwide in China.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 29, 2020 12:11 UTC