China has suggested that Italy could be the birthplace of the COVID-19 epidemic

According to reports, China is using a new study about the early and hidden spread of coronavirus in Italy to cast doubt on the assumed assumption that the Asian nation is the birthplace of the epidemic.

Officials in Beijing are pushing Suggests a new study The infection may have spread to a European nation in early September – three months before the long-awaited earthquake in the Chinese city of Wuhan was confirmed. Times London f London noted.

Earlier the Asian nation also spoke about the origin of the epidemic in Spain, as well as the U.S. Inquired about the army’s claims. The virus was brought to Wuhan During the Military World Games in October last year, the report said.

According to a UK paper, the Chinese state media is now pushing the idea that a new study by the National Cancer Institute proves that the infection did not start in Chatley but in Italy, according to a UK paper.

“This once again shows that finding the source of the virus is a complex scientific question that should be left to scientists,” Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, was quoted as saying by the UK Times. “[It] Is a developing process that can involve multiple countries. “

The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that the virus was “quietly circulating” in Wuhan before it was discovered.

However, many scientists are skeptical of the findings of the Italian study – and others note that it cannot rule out coronavirus originating in China.

Giovanni Apollo of the National Cancer Institute in Milan told the UK Times: “We know that China is late in announcing its outbreak, so there is no word on when it started, and China has very strong trade ties with northern Italy. Giovanni Apollo of the National Cancer Institute in Milan told the UK Times.