→2019: researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019
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*18 November - Wuhan Institute of Virology posted a new job opening. The job listing states:
*18 November - Wuhan Institute of Virology posted a new job opening. The job listing states:
{{quotebox|“long-term research on the pathogenic biology of bats carrying important viruses has confirmed the origin of bats of major new human and livestock infectious diseases such as SARS and SADS, and a large number of new bat and rodent new viruses have been discovered and identified.”<ref>http://www.whiov.cas.cn/105341/201911/t20191118_5438006.html</ref>}}
{{quotebox|“long-term research on the pathogenic biology of bats carrying important viruses has confirmed the origin of bats of major new human and livestock infectious diseases such as SARS and SADS, and a large number of new bat and rodent new viruses have been discovered and identified.”<ref>http://www.whiov.cas.cn/105341/201911/t20191118_5438006.html</ref>}}
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{{quotebox|“Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. intelligence report.”<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/wuhan-lab-staff-sought-hospital-care-before-covid-19-outbreak-disclosed-wsj-2021-05-23/ Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed - WSJ], Reuters, May 23, 2021.