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Could China's wild meat markets have caused Covid-19 coronavirus?

The source of the coronavirus spreading around the world has been widely linked to a wholesale market in China, where wild animals were sold for food, although some experts dispute this link. Such trade is a multi-billion dollar industry, so, given the situation at the moment, how likely is it that regulations may change? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Rob Young reports.

(Picture: A worker in a protective suit outside the closed Wuhan market. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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