The latest research found that scientists have not yet concluded the true origin of the new coronavirus.

Since the outbreak, the virus has caused more than 55 million diagnoses and 1.33 million deaths worldwide.

Recently, a number of foreign media reported an astonishing research result. As early as the autumn of 2019, the spread of a new type of coronavirus has occurred in Italy.

(BBC NEWS)

(SBS NEWS)

(The Australian)

The report originated from a research report released by Italian scientists recently.

According to the report, the new coronavirus has spread in Italy as early as September 2019.

According to findings released by the National Cancer Institute in Milan, these scientists were initially examining blood samples from patients participating in cancer research.

Unexpectedly, antibodies against the new coronavirus were found in some patients’ blood samples!

It is worth mentioning that between September 2019 and March 2020, 11.6% of the blood samples of the 959 volunteers who participated in the lung cancer screening test contained antibodies to the new coronavirus.

Coincidentally, a British man recently claimed to have contracted the novel coronavirus while traveling in Italy last September.

Various evidences indicate that the new crown virus may have begun to spread around before the outbreak in Wuhan in January.

There is no doubt that this virus may exist all over the world and stay in a dormant state until it emerges in a favorable environment, rather than originating in China.

Traces have been found in sewage samples from Spain, Italy and Brazil that predated its discovery in China.

Source of material：BBC、SBS、The Australian；Edit：xiao ao