New study from China CDC has scientists in a split

The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan was shut down in January 2020 after multiple early COVID-19 cases were linked to the location. Researchers are of the view that the SARS-nCOV-2 virus likely spilled over from the animals to humans here. An alternate theory supports the idea that the virus likely leaked from a virology research laboratory in Wuhan and that the wet market was a superspreader event.

Genomic analysis of swabs taken from stalls, surfaces, cages, and machinery inside the market was expected to provide more insights about the spread of the virus at the…