The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the recent COVID-19 cases in Beijing are a different strain from the coronavirus in Wuhan and the outbreak in Beijing was not caused by animals.
Meanwhile, the authorities also said the genome of the virus from cases in Beijing and samples from the Xinfadi wholesale market indicates it is related to a strain in Europe.
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