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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Where Did COVID Come From?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Where did the coronavirus come from? The story we've been told is that it started off in bats, and then jumped into humans some time late last year at a seafood market in the city of Wuhan. It's a neat tale - but the problem is, nobody actually knows whether it's completely accurate. In this programme, we're exploring the possibilities, the evidence, and the gaps in the evidence... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.3

Hello.

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Hello.

0:05.3

Welcome.

0:06.3

Science and that is the same physics medicine, nature or

0:12.0

big time, the brain, life, the universe.

0:15.0

Hello, welcome to the naked scientist, the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs

0:21.0

in science, technology and medicine with me Phil Sansom and with Chris Smith.

0:26.0

This week we're dedicating our entire program to asking just one question.

0:31.0

Where did COVID come from?

0:34.0

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast. China is battling a new and rapidly spreading respiratory virus.

0:47.0

A mysterious respiratory illness with similarities to SARS.

0:55.6

A health expert have warned that the chances of containing it are diminishing

0:59.2

as cases appear in more countries.

1:01.2

Common public opinion is that the virus originated from a market in Wuhan in China, from a

1:06.8

Pangalin.

1:07.8

Multiple sources are telling Fox News today that the United States government now has high confidence that while the

1:14.4

coronavirus is a naturally occurring virus it emanated from a verology lab in

1:20.6

Wuhan. The story that we've been told is that the coronavirus came from bats

1:27.0

and jumped into humans sometime late last year at a seafood market in the city of Wuhan

1:32.4

China.

1:33.0

It's a neat tale, but the problem is nobody actually knows whether it's true

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