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It's not a given, but it's also not a given that it originated in Europe or anywhere else for that matter. Plane travel makes it possible for a virus to be anywhere in the world on the same day.


Two patients with SARS-CoV-2 in France[0] on November 16, one in China[1] on November 17, and the whole epidemic in Russia[2] on November 19.

This new study of scanners identified two cases of suspected coronavirus, on November 16 and 17

[0]: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/corona...

China’s first confirmed Covid-19 case traced back to November 17

[1]: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coro...

The outbreak of pneumonia was recorded in the Orenburg region

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[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMh11FtfaP0




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