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China set to clamp down permanently on wildlife trade in wake of coronavirus

Wild-animal markets are the suspected origin of the current outbreak and the 2002 SARS outbreak.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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China’s top law-making body is expected to permanently tighten rules on trading wildlife in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, which is thought to have originated in a wild-animal market in Wuhan. Scientists speculate that this could include a ban on eating some wild meat.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00499-2

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  • Correction 24 February 2020: This story has been corrected. Wang Fang does not want an exemption for eating wild boar or squirrel.

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