WHO: All evidence show coronavirus likely originated in bats

All evidence have indicated that the coronavirus likely originated in bats and was not manipulated or constructed in a lab, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.

WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib refuted recent comments that the virus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, central China, saying the available evidence showed that the virus was not manipulated by human in a lab or somewhere else.

It's probable, likely, that the virus is of animal origin, she said, adding that it was not clear how the virus was spread to humans.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)