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The Wuhan Wholesale Fish Market, also commonly known as the Huanan Market is believed to be the birthplace of the Coronavirus Covid-19. The market is full of delicious creatures like bats, spiders, birds, rats, scorpions and snakes. Covid-19 exhibits genetic commonalities (96%) with bats according to a team from the Wuhan Institute for Virology. On January 1, 2020, the market was shut down for inspection and cleaning. By January 21, 2020 the WHO Western Pacific reported that the disease had escaped from the market area and was also being transmitted between humans. Main Market Photo: Reuters/JasonLee