While I don’t doubt these folks had some crud that far back, I think it’s intentional that these stories are increasingly being bantered about. In fact, they are being cited by Chinese media as “proof” that the virus didn’t start there.
They didn’t have Covid 19, but they sure are helping to convince the Chinese that their government was just a mere victim of American slander.
We perpetuate these stories at our own peril. Wuhan is back to their old filthy habits, and why not? Even the rank and file Americans are practically admitting (speculating) that the virus was around long before Wuhan.
i’m guessing it started in wuhan just started. before mid december