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Coronavirus spread “extremely unlikely” from Wuhan lab, say WHO experts

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Wuhan, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- The head of a team of global scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it was “extremely unlikely” that the coronavirus may have spread from a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was detected first last year.Ben Embarek told reporters that the laboratory leak theory “is extremely unlikely to explain the introduction of the virus into the humans.”Embarek said they would not suggest “the hypotheses for future studies.” (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HILTON HOTEL WHERE THE PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE COVID-19 TAKES PLACE, IN WUHAN, CHINA.

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