Coronavirus wasn’t made in a Chinese lab, concludes virologist

SARS-CoV-2 most likely jumped to humans from a wildlife species, says Professor Edward Holmes, who has argued for the removal of some species from wet markets
Professor Edward Holmes
Professor Edward Holmes.

Sydney virologist Professor Edward Holmes says humankind should prepare for SARS-CoV-2 to be with us for some time, as it seems “inevitable” it will become endemic.

Professor Holmes, an evolutionary virologist from the University of Sydney, has also dispelled speculation the virus may have been a laboratory-engineered biological agent.