China s Official Narrative on Wuhan Wet Market Contradicted by Leaked Document
However, The Epoch Times recently obtained a copy of the CDC s investigative report of the Huanan market, which indicated that authorities took 585 environment samples from different areas of the market and found that 33 of them tested positive for the virus. The positive samples came from shops located throughout the market, as well as surfaces, walls, and tools used in connection with the animals.
Animals and the environment of farms that supplied livestock to the market were also evaluated, with all 139 samples testing negative.
While the report didn t provide conclusive evidence as to whether the virus originated from animals sold at the market, it revealed that authorities weren t forthcoming about its research and were too quick to declare the virus s provenance, said Dr. Sean Lin, former lab director at the viral disease branch of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.