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Originally posted by sharps2r800: ↑

Arecent studyTrusted Sourceof the complete genetic information (genome) of SARS-CoV-2 samples found that the virus was more closely related to bat coronaviruses than the SARS virus. The new coronavirus has a 79 percent genetic similarity to the SARS virus.

When the protein sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding site was analyzed, an interesting result was found. While SARS-CoV-2 is overall more similar to bat coronaviruses, the receptor binding site was more similar to SARS-CoV.

COVID-19 and SARS are both caused by coronaviruses. The viruses that cause these illnesses likely originated in animals before they were transmitted to humans by an intermediate host.
https://www.healthline.com/health/coronavirus-vs-sars#bottom-line

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SARS-CoV-2 is a 96.1% match to a known bat Coronavirus which was been studied at WIV since 2012.
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