We have NO idea where the mutation that created this virus originally came from. Wuhan is a MAJOR transportation hub. The actual mutation could have occurred on a farm in the countryside, with a good chance of the newly minted virus being transported to Wuhan. Or it could be from animals being raised in a Wuhan resident’s backyard and slaughtered in iffy environments — VERY VERY common in Asia. We just don’t know, and may never really know precisely.
Good explanation here:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3810083/posts?page=11#11
(CC’ing Mariner so he / she knows I posted this link - you may have “incoming”, but I think it’s important for people to know how easily Nature can generate new diseases, esp. given an ideal environment.)
“We have NO idea where the mutation that created this virus originally came from.”
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Point taken; and if the epicenter of the outbreak had occurred anywhere other than the single city in China where they have recently constructed their only Level 4 biosafety lab I would agree w/you. That lab was constructed in response to the SARS virus outbreak and is heavily involved w/research that involves various Corona viruses and particularly animal to human transmission. These type facilities are classified as “dual use;” so, it is well known they can be used for manufacturing bioweapons.
I’m not saying your explanation is incorrect; however, to me the odds favor the bio lab.