Italy’s earliest coronavirus strains did not arrive from China, study suggests

The earliest coronavirus strains circulating in Italy did not come directly from China, according to a new study.Researchers in Milan collected more than 300 blood samples of Covid-19 patients from the Lombardy region between February and April and traced the origin of the viral strains by changes in their genes.Hong Kong’s biggest mall shocks tenants with lease renewal termsItaly was the first country in the world that put up a travel restriction barring all flights from China, but the genome…

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